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Technology is a central part of our modern lives. The promise is simple: learn how a machine works and make it do things for you more efficiently than you could yourself.

Yet, with all the progress technology created, a darker side also emerged: we became addicted. We needed more technology to do more things, forcing our brain to create coping mechanisms from feeling overwhelmed.

But what if getting machines to do things was as simple as asking them directly? If we remove the cognitive effort of learning how machines work, then there would be no addiction, no sense of saturation. We could be hyper-connected and yet feel disconnected, making smart devices as ubiquitous and intuitive as electricity. At Snips, we believe Artificial Intelligence can make technology so effortless that it disappears from our consciousness.

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Through our projects, we realized that the biggest issue of the next decades was the way humans and machine interact. Indeed, rather than having humans make the effort to use machines, we should use AI to make machines learn to communicate with human. By making this ubiquitous and privacy preserving, we can make technology so intuitive and accessible that it simply disappears from our consciousness.</p><p>We are always looking for exciting new people to join our team and contribute to our making technology disappear. Feel free to apply even if you don’t see a matching offer! We welcome Snipsters from all backgrounds, genders and ethnicities.</p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isabelle is a start-up enthusiast with broad experience who has lived in Paris, Guam, and Japan. Her mission is to help founders realize their vision without having to fuss about all the little details. She is a true believer of going greener and holds a MBA from Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yann started coding at 10 when computers only had 1 kilobyte of RAM. He worked in financial software on Wall Street and in cartoon animation software at Dreamworks Studios before becoming an entrepreneur. Since then, Yann has founded, grown and sold 5 startups. An active member of the Paris entrepreneurial community, he also mentors or invests as an angel in a dozen more growing concerns. Yann holds a Bachelor of Computer Science </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">summa cum laude </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and an MBA from INSEAD.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alice focuses on natural language understanding and keyword spotting. A frequent speaker and passionate about Science, she pays extra attention to the challenges that artificial intelligence will pose to our privacy. She holds a PhD in Statistical Physics from École Normale Supérieure.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rand started coding at the age of 10, founded a social network at 14, and created a web agency at 15. He was named to MIT’s TR35, is a lecturer at Sciences Po, and a former member of the French Digital Council. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London (UCL), as well as degrees from Singularity University (Silicon Valley) and THNK (Amsterdam).</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laureate of the Gartner Research Cool Vendor and the Rayleigh Knight Prize of the Cambridge Faculty of Mathematics, Michael holds a Master’s in Pure Mathematics from Cambridge University and a Master’s in Computer Science from the Technical University of Denmark. While doing his PhD in Number Theory at Cambridge, he founded his first startup, 8pen. He likes painting portraits, on a canvas and on smartphones.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genia is an international communications strategist with 12+ years experience in developed and emerging economies. As the former Uber Communications Lead in Russia/CIS, she is passionate about helping deep technology companies go global and make their vision known to the world!</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maël holds a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Vision, and studied Computer Science at École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He started coding when he was a kid, worked at NASA, and left the Corps des Mines to co-found Snips. He loves to tinker and can still be caught spending his nights doing generative art for fun.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph is an entrepreneur and scientist. He co-founded Standard Analytics, a platform for connecting all scientific knowledge. He also worked for NASA, the CEA, and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. At some point Jo taught literature in prison. He holds a Master’s in Applied Mathematics from Ecole Centrale Paris and a PhD in Statistics from LSE.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-founder of Women in AI, Caroline is a genuine connector and community builder, passionate about bringing people together and creating impactful synergies. Prior to Snips, she worked at Apple, Nik Software, talkSpirit, and Hardware Club. She holds a Master’s in Business from EM Lyon and a Master’s in International Relations, Security and Defense from Lyon III University.</span></p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After starting to program at age 11 and studying Human Computer Interactions, Sébastien helped create the Apple R&D center in Paris, where he worked on the UX and development of iCal and other projects. He also co-founded Fotonauts, a highly successful photo app on iPad and iPhone. </span></p><p>Technology is a central part of our modern lives. The promise is simple: learn how a machine works and make it do things for you more efficiently than you could yourself.</p><p>Yet, with all the progress technology created, a darker side also emerged: we became addicted. We needed more technology to do more things, forcing our brain to create coping mechanisms from feeling overwhelmed.</p><p>But what if getting machines to do things was as simple as asking them directly? If we remove the cognitive effort of learning how machines work, then there would be no addiction, no sense of saturation. We could be hyper-connected and yet feel disconnected, making smart devices as ubiquitous and intuitive as electricity. At Snips, we believe Artificial Intelligence can make technology so effortless that it disappears from our consciousness.</p>

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