About this episode

Tammy Haddad discusses AI's impact on Pinterest with Malik Ducard and Jeff Harrell, focusing on safety and visual discovery.

Recorded live at the Residence of Ireland in Washington, D.C., this special “AI for the Holidays” episode features host Tammy Haddad in conversation with Pinterest’s chief content officer Malik Ducard and VP of engineering Jeff Harrell . They discuss how AI drives inspiration and discovery on Pinterest, the company’s approach to youth safety, Pinterest Assistant, personalization through the “taste graph,” and the challenges of synthetic content. The program opened with remarks from Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and Malcolm Byrne , chair of Ireland’s parliamentary AI committee, highlighting the growing role of AI in diplomacy, governance, and transatlantic cooperation.

People in this episode

Host: Tammy Haddad

Guests: Malik Ducard, Jeff Harrell

Topics covered

• AI
• visual discovery
• youth safety
• personalization
• synthetic content
• diplomacy
• transatlantic cooperation

Keywords

• Pinterest
• AI
• youth safety
• visual discovery
• personalization
• taste graph
• synthetic content

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Organizations: Pinterest, Ireland, Ireland’s parliamentary AI committee

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