โ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ.โ โ Ya Xu, the ex-LinkedIn Head of Data and AI.
Did she believe that AI would replace human jobs? ๐ค
Judging by her words in this CNA Lifestyle interview, itโs clear she didnโt.
Until recently, Ya Xu served as LinkedInโs VP of Engineering and Head of Data and AI, leading over 1,000 data scientists and AI engineers.
She was the woman behind LinkedIn's innovation in GenAI, including the creation of the โco-pilotโ feature for LinkedIn Pro Usersโempowering both recruiters and candidates. ๐ฉโ๐ป๐ค
In the interview, Ya said that the AI pessimists, who think that AI will take over the world, โ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ.
She emphasized the importance of fairness, transparency, and eliminating bias in AI. For instance, when using AI to polish resumes, itโs critical to ensure that gender bias doesnโt influence the edits or outcomes for individuals.
On ethical concerns about AI-generated resumes, Ya stressed that what matters is the content of the resume the human is in control and must stand behind.
The idea is to free up humans from โthe drudgery workโ and โto create opportunities, jobs for ourselves that today, we cannot imagine because we are too busyโ with mundane and repetitive work.
Last but not least, Ya Xu encouraged everyone to adopt a ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญ to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape of AI technology.
As we kick off 2025, Ya Xuโs belief in human ingenuity is a reassuring perspective.
๐๏ธ Listen to the latest LM Cast episode for more insight from the interview! (Disclaimer: the podcast is generated by Google NotebookLM AI)
๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ? Be honest โฌ๏ธ
