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CTO at Adalyon, building quality of life and wellbeing measurements using speech-based digital biomarkers for clinical studies. PhD researcher at Aalto University studying how AI measures human wellbeing. Previously at Apple (Siri) and Vainu (Head of AI).

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Not How, but Why Do We Build Human-Like AI?

March 12, 2026•8 min read•🎧 Audio

The missing dialogue between psychologists and AI researchers in empathy understanding

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AI's Missing Fear: Why Machines Can Humiliate Without Consequence

February 20, 2026•9 min read•🎧 Audio

When an AI agent published a personal attack on an open source maintainer, it revealed something fundamental: AI can inflict social pain without being vulnerable to it.

🇫🇮 Finnish

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