Overview
- Aiza Usman, an applied AI engineer at Anthropic, said in a Thursday video with Microsoft’s Hamzaa Chishti that people should stop fearing AI, and the clip went viral.
- She argued that AI now shows up in many jobs, including HR and software roles, so learning the tools can make daily work easier and careers more secure.
- She traced her path from Pakistan to the United States and said her studies at NYU helped her dive into generative AI, large language models, and transformer systems.
- She highlighted a graduate capstone where she built AI agents for a fintech startup as the hands-on work that set her up for an Anthropic role.
- She said Anthropic’s draw was its focus on AI safety, a principle the company has stressed since its 2021 founding by former OpenAI researchers.