“When you're a linguist, especially a syntactician, when you look at language, it's kind of different from how other people look at language. You kind of see the structures under it, kind of have this x-ray vision, right, of of what's going on under the hood.”
- Karin Golde, Founder of West Valley AI.

In this awesome and inspiring episode of Science 4-Hire, Dr. Charles Handler engages in an enlightening conversation with Karin Golde, Ph.D, founder of West Valley AI and a Silicon Valley AI veteran.

Karin does an amazing job of laying down a solid foundation for the conversation with this truism:

“I think is one of the most tricky parts about AI is dealing with language data.”

From here Karin, with a background in linguistics and extensive experience in leading AI data teams, delves into the evolution of AI, its implications, and ethical considerations in data sourcing and model training.

From this foundation the discussion orbits around the intriguing intersection of artificial intelligence and industrial-organizational psychology, particularly focusing on high-tech use cases related to AI and hiring.


Key Takeaways:

AI Evolution and Language Data: Karin illustrates her journey from studying theoretical syntax and semantics to leading AI data teams. She emphasizes the tricky parts of dealing with language data in AI and how the evolution of AI has shifted from understanding the structure of language to more sophisticated generative AI models.

Ethical Considerations in AI: A significant part of the discussion revolves around the ethical concerns related to the sourcing and labeling of data for AI. Karin sheds light on the often overlooked human labor aspect, highlighting issues like low-wage labor, the quality of data, and the potential psychological impact on workers involved in tasks like toxicity classification.

AI and IO Psychology Intersection: The conversation explores how AI can be leveraged in IO psychology, particularly in deriving insights from text and evaluating qualitative data. Karin suggests the potential of AI to scale and refine the process, though with an emphasis on the need for expert oversight to ensure quality and ethics.

Future of AI in Hiring and Talent Assessment: The episode touches upon the future possibilities and challenges of integrating AI more deeply into hiring processes and talent assessments. Discussions include the potential for creating more efficient systems while also acknowledging the need for robust ethical frameworks and data quality standards.

Visit West Valley AI's website westvalley.ai to learn more about Karin Golde's work.
Reach out to Karin on LinkedIn or via email at karin@westvalley.ai for wisdom on AI applications in HR tech or people analytics.