Lucy Guo: The woman training AI

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Lucy Guo, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and her journey in the tech industry.

She skateboards to work, has a skydiving license, and was the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Journalist Zing Tsjeng and BBC Business Editor Simon Jack tell the story of Lucy Guo and trace her trajectory to becoming one of the tech titans. From dropping out of college to join Peter Thiel’s Fellowship, to couch-surfing as a millionaire, they follow Lucy Guo's journey to found Scale AI, a company that trains artificial intelligence for giants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google, and Microsoft. Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics, and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility. Simon and Zing put their subjects to the test with a playful, totally unscientific scorecard — then hand the verdict over to you: are they good, bad, or simply billionaires? Here's how to contact the team: email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or send a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zing Tsjeng, Simon Jack

Guest: Lucy Guo

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• entrepreneurship
• technology
• billionaires
• business ethics
• success stories

Keywords

• Lucy Guo
• AI training
• Scale AI
• billionaire
• entrepreneur
• Peter Thiel
• tech titans
• business ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scale AI, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, BBC World Service, Peter Thiel’s Fellowship

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