Duncan Curtis is the Chief Product Officer at Sama where he ensures the ML/AI models powering AI technology products are of the utmost quality. Previously the head of product at Zoox, VP of Product at Aptiv and Product Manager at Google, Duncan leads the teams powering ML/AI technologies for enterprises such as Walmart, Google, and NVIDIA.

The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your topic?
I'm driven by the impact I get to have in my job. At Sama I get to work on three amazing areas at once.
1) Moving the AI industry forward by working with cutting-edge ML products used by billions of people every day.
2) The intersection of Human/Machine interaction — especially the work our internal ML team does to enhance what insights we can derive, how we can improve their experience and their efficiency.
3) Our social mission to eliminate poverty through meaningful work. As a Certified B Corp, we're a force for good and I love that my work changes people's lives while addressing the fact that talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.

Sama provides white-glove computer vision solutions for AI and machine learning models. A pioneer in data annotation, Sama is the only computer vision solutions company that de-risks ML models via a unique combination of enterprise-ready, best-in-class data annotation solutions delivered by a highly skilled on-staff workforce embracing an ethical AI approach. That’s why Walmart, GM, Ford, Microsoft, NASA, Google, and many others rely on Sama to help them get their ML models into production — and keep them there. We guarantee 95% SLA in every contract (and often deliver as high as 99% customer acceptance rate) while keeping your data secure. With Sama's technology, coupled with human-in-the-loop expertise, we annotate 3X faster and more accurately with fewer clicks than competitive offerings. We are driven by a mission to expand opportunities for underserved individuals through the digital economy. Sama is a certified B-Corp (a designation reserved for companies that balance purpose and profit) and has helped more than 65,000 people lift themselves out of poverty. Our training and employment program have been validated by an MIT-led Randomized Controlled Trial.