Creating a more inclusive society through AI Microsoft #TechTalk

Technological progress benefits people across society, but it can play a special role in supporting people with disabilities. At the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and inclusive design is a sweet spot where intelligent machines can enable more people to live independent lives. This sweet spot is what Saqib Shaikh, a Microsoft software engineer who also happens to be blind, is focused on. In 2014, Saqib participated in Microsoft's first company-wide hackathon, developing an idea for using AI to empower individuals with visual impairments. This eventually evolved into Seeing AI.