Oct. 13, 2022 — In the latest episode of the podcast “On Tech and Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts,” Karthik Kannan, Christina Cheddar Berk, and Ranya Habash, M.D., join Cal Roberts, M.D., for a discussion about how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing vision technology, ophthalmology, and medicine.
 
Now in its third season, the podcast explores big ideas that can improve the lives of people with vision loss, led by its host, Dr. Roberts, president and CEO of Lighthouse Guild.
 
Kannan is the co-founder of the AI vision-tech company Envision, which uses AI through smartphones and smart glasses to help users who are blind or visually impaired identify the world. He explains the difference between natural intelligence and artificial intelligence. CEO of Lifelong Vision and a world-renowned eye surgeon Dr. Ranya Habash talks about how AI enables faster and more effective ophthalmic diagnosis. CNBC reporter Christina Cheddar Berk shares how the pace of drug discovery is expected to speed up due to AI algorithms and supercomputing power.
 
For more information: lighthouseguild.org.