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 founder 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 because she’s raised over $1 billion for her unicorn: this is one of the best times to be alive, and to be a young worker.
