Stanford Technology Ventures Program on AI

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s CEO, explains the last three principles of the TRUE framework: Responsibility, User Control, and Empathy. Each of these are rooted in ensuring that the user experience is a core part of any product or feature. This includes giving users opportunity for feedback and having a process in place for taking action on that feedback. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s CEO, introduces the TRUE framework Grammarly has used while developing and launching their generative AI product, Grammarly Go. The first principle, Trust, is the foundation for everything, he says. He explains Grammarly’s approach to making sure the company’s incentives are aligned with their users when it comes to data collection and safety. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s CEO, explains his company’s approach to designing its tool that flags potentially biased or insensitive text. They have a team of linguists to create “rules of the road” based on research and scholarship, and the tool suggests changes rather than requiring them. But, he says, such a tool requires constant evaluation. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s, CEO says he thinks government regulation in the AI space is needed, but tech leaders should take an approach responsibility that already incorporates what regulators are likely to require and more. He shares his belief that technology ultimately becomes a force for good — as long as the collective actions of people involved aim for good results. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s CEO, argues against stopping AI development because of the risks or moving full steam ahead without considering the potential harms. Instead, he advocates for an intentional path forward. He explains Grammarly’s approach to bringing AI to people at scale, which is based on believing that it is about augmenting human potential. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Grammarly’s CEO, invites aspiring tech entrepreneurs to join the conversation about how to design AI systems that augment human abilities. AI is one of the most powerful technological forces shaping our world today, he says, but the technology can also cause real harm that lead to societal problems. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury is Grammarly’s CEO as of May 1, 2023. He was previously the company’s Global Head of Product, overseeing everything that makes the company’s writing assistance software tick, managing the product, design, and data science teams. Before coming aboard at Grammarly, Roy-Chowdhury spent many years at Google leading the Privacy, Safety, and Security teams to unified solutions across Google’s product portfolio. In this presentation and conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Roy-Chowdhury Shares his company’s approach to building ethical AI tools and encourages aspiring entrepreneurs and tech leaders to get engaged in the conversation about responsible AI. —----------------------------------- Stanford eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. At STVP, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US Twitter: https://twitter.com/ECorner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordTe... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ecorne... LEARN MORE eCorner Website: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/ STVP Website: https://stvp.stanford.edu/ Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: https://ecorner.stanford.edu/give.