An archaeologist in AI on personal vision

Why watch the episode?

1. An opportunity to meet someone bursting with energy and constructive, actionable ideas despite technological and economic challenges.
2. A qualified perspective on what qualities and skills to develop in ourselves and our children today and in the near future, useful for social life and the evolving job market.
3. A boost of confidence in your uniqueness and creativity.

What will you take away from the episode?

1. Tips on how to align your strengths with sources of income.
2. How to find value even in routine tasks you financially depend on?
3. What makes us unique as a nation? How to become aware of and leverage our roots and the strengths that come from them?

Who is Sara Polak?

She studied archaeology and evolutionary anthropology at Oxford and spent the last seven years working in various tech startups from London to the USA and New Zealand. After nearly a decade in the UK, she returned to her homeland to work in startups, innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI). Her long-term goal is to transform the Czech Republic into a global AI hub and an innovation superhub.

Sara Polak is an Aspen Young Leader and a Bakala Foundation scholar. She works on several projects such as prg.ai, Startup Disrupt, and Czech.global, while also engaging in nonprofit initiatives like Science To Go (an association founded to popularize science for the public) and various hackathons. She also promotes active multidisciplinary collaboration between the state, commercial, and educational sectors.

Her dream is to popularize complex topics in technology and science so that the wider public can better grasp and work with them, bridging the huge gap between the latest technologies and people, ultimately leading to more effective technology adoption in society.

This will have a positive economic and social impact and could make the Czech Republic a breeding ground for global science and innovation.