Elaine Zhou

Technologist with focus on strategic alignment with business, AI strategy, and large scale application architecture,

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

Forced to checked in an under seat luggage at the gate, and only to see all the empty spaces occupied by small bags in the overhead space.
Can people be a bit more considerate?
Can crew members do a better jobs to ensure spaces are better utilized?

#unitedairline #ua #flying

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@VP You killed HIM! 😭 Sent by the secret mission of Trump.
Stop using this tragedy to promote yourself!

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

What if tariffs applied to employee comp - companies have to pay more to hire foreign-born or foreign-educated talent?
What would that mean for the tech sector?
•What happens to payrolls?
•What happens to product timelines?
•What happens to morale?
#Tech #tariffs

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

This one is classic.

Joking aside, it's not a bad idea to train our digital twins and have these clones work on a final proposal for the humans decide.

#ai #ArtificialInteligence

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@celinehalioua @lisabonos @washingtonpost Here’s to more breakthroughs and happy tails ahead! 🐾💙

[Celine Halioua @celinehalioua]

Loyal’s drug for senior dog lifespan extension drug LOY-002 has completed its FDA efficacy package (RXE)

We are on track to hopefully bring the first longevity drug to market *this year*

Thanks @lisabonos + @washingtonpost for the exclusive

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@celinehalioua Having a front row seat, and patiently waiting! 🐶

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@celinehalioua The best logo in recent memory, definitely one of the top-10 all-time best.

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

Prompting the Inevitable: When will AI coders reach parity with mid-level engineers? 🤔

🕒 Less than 2 years?
⏳ 2-5 years?
🕰️ 5-10 years?

https://t.co/L0ApEqmwqc

#AI #SoftwareEngineering #FutureOfWork #Leadership #GrowthMindset

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@scaleupevent Livestream is NOT working

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@jasonlk Completely agree. It does help to filter out the wrong candidates.

It doesn’t mean that those who pass the first 20-min test are the right fit. That’s where the rest of the more structured process would help.

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

I would like to invite all the STEM students to attend the upcoming Harvard WECode (Women Engineers Code) where I will be speaking about my journey from an engineer to a CTO.

Learn more at https://t.co/aKoEj5k6ez

#womenintechnology #stem #harvarduniversity #harvard

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

Regardless of how much a technology, like AI, gets commoditized, the heart of differentiation is still bespoke, and the journey to differentiation solves a variety of valuable challenges.

In the last 8 years of leading technology teams to build machine l…https://t.co/JBTnCPdaGZ

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@kefairport Please register me for flight updates on flight OG122 on 2023/06/29 04:40 GMT+00:00 RSRC:101

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

It was amazing to share the stage with Rebecca Parsons and May Wang at the WomenTech Network Global Conference yesterday. Thanks to @GovTechChicago who moderated it.
I'm excited to see so many women tech leaders raising up. Together, we can and will chan…https://t.co/qmKpUejoVK

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

Looking forward to share my thoughts on AI applications and ethics with other amazing leaders in the field, and to kick off the Women in Tech Global Conference 2023.
#womenintech #ai #artificialintelligence #inspiring https://t.co/v3Y45BezQE

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

We had a product development team offsite at Mexico last week. It's the first time engineers, product managers, designers, campaigners, analysts and more get together in person since the beginning of the pandemic. It was such a reminder how importance the…https://t.co/BNXBKjo3xQ

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

It has been a tough few days with mixed emotion - multiple mass shootings during the joyous Lunar New Year celebration time. Just last week, a gunman went into the senior building where my mom lives. Luckily, no one was harmed.

I stand with the Asian &…https://t.co/tC5Rvl9Tkk

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

@pmarca Chatgpt

[Elaine Zhou @softwired]

Many often asked me what advice I would give to senior engineering leaders who step into the executive ( VPE and CTO) roles. My answer is to understand the business better starting from understanding the balance sheet. We don’t teach this important skill…https://t.co/cVpQvcOLFX