The ‘AI superstar’ CEO behind a self-driving truck unicorn on why she’d rather hire Gen Z making the ‘AI-first’ transformation than industry veterans

The ‘AI superstar’ CEO behind a self-driving truck unicorn on why she’d rather hire Gen Z making the ‘AI-first’ transformation than industry veterans

Raquel Urtasun is a Gen Xer, but she’s putting her faith in Gen Z.  The 50-year-old began her career in academia, working alongside the “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton, before building out Uber’s self-driving technology division. Now, the cofounder and CEO of the autonomous trucking unicorn Waabi, she realizes there’s a lot of fear and anxiety about AI reshaping the future of work. But she sees something else entirely, and it’s not just becaus…