"You Belong in AI!" Episode 3 - Jennifer LaPlante

In the third episode of the "You Belong in AI!" podcast, UCLA ACM
AI Outreach interviews Jennifer LaPlante (she/her/hers). Jennifer
runs an organization called DeepSense, with a focus of using AI
and machine learning to grow businesses in Canada's ocean sector.
She is currently completing an MSc in Computing and Data
Analytics; her thesis topic is applying natural language
processing to improve the gender and ethnic diversity of
corporate boards. Jennifer also has a BA in Sociology and an MBA.
She started her career in market research and moved into
leadership roles in IT and innovation. Furthermore, Jennifer
advocates for more women to be in STEM leadership roles,
including executives and directors of boards of tech companies.
In this episode, she discusses the importance of representation
and inclusion at all levels of tech companies, especially those
developing AI products. Additionally, she provides advice and
words of encouragement to youth from underrepresented groups who
are interested in AI but not sure how to get started.


The "You Belong in AI!" podcast is made possible by UCLA ACM AI
Outreach. All questions are contributed by Arjun Subramonian
(Outreach Director 20-21), Maya Raman (Events Director 20-21),
Kai Tota (Outreach/Events Officer 20-21), Jason Jewik (Outreach
Officer 20-21), Mat Ruíz (Outreach/Events Officer 20-21), Aman
Oberoi (Outreach Officer 20-21), and Nisha McNealis (Outreach
Officer 20-21). The podcast is edited by Arjun Subramonian. The
music you hear in this episode is:


Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod


Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday


License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


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Want to learn more about Jennifer? Make your way to her LinkedIn.