Melisa Russak

Melisa Russak, an AI research scientist at Writer, shares her journey from a math teacher in China to an innovator in machine learning. She recounts accidentally rediscovering core algorithms, emphasizing how fresh perspectives can lead to breakthroughs. Melisa dives into creating a handwritten character classifier and talks about using synthetic data due to data constraints. Her insights on training AI for self-knowledge and the importance of human-centered evaluation reveal the future of enterprise AI.