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Podcast: The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
Episode: Good Tech: A visual companion empowering blind Singaporeans using AI
Description: For someone living with visual impairment, even the simplest daily tasks like picking the right carton of milk at the supermarket, can be a challenge. Enter AiSee, an AI-powered wearable that is akin to a “visual companion”, created at the National University of Singapore to help people better connect with the world around them. So how exactly is it reshaping accessibility? And how could it pave the way for more inclusive innovation in Singapore and beyond? On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks to Associate Professor Suranga Nanayakkara, Co-founder of AiSee, from the Department of Information Syst...