The Ask AI interview with Bin Liu, CEO & Co-Founder, iMerciv / Mapinhood
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Let’s face it, the World is a pretty crowded place. Recent estimates now place the global population at over 7.8 billion, which is an incredible number of people going to work, school, and social events every day. Equally staggering is the UN projection that over 68% of us will be living in urban environments within the next 30 years.
Artificial Intelligence and its impact in future
We all know that vehicles will soon be using artificial intelligence to navigate our roads, but little has been shared about the impact that AI navigation technologies will have on the billions of people who rely on the “foot-mobile” as their primary mode of transportation.
As our cities grow increasingly dense (and in some cases more dangerous) they also present new obstacles in the form of construction, congestion, and multi-modal transportation. This trend presents the greatest challenge for people with vision loss and mobility issues; however, the COVID-19 pandemic has also introduced issues for billions of urban dwellers who need to find ways to avoid exposure as they move along sidewalks, pathways, and public spaces.
Tune in to this episode of Ask AI and learn how Bin Liu, CEO and co-founder of Toronto-based iMerciv is using machine learning to augment the pedestrian experience for people with vision loss and helping city-dwellers reduce their exposure to COVID-19.
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Episode highlights
How a poker game lead to a co-founder relationship
The 3 ways that “traditional” navigation technology has failed pedestrians
How Mapinhood uses machine learning technology to produce personalized routing plans
Why adding public safety within personal navigation is not always a “data issue”
The future of AI-enhanced personal navigation
Why Bin finds “Evolutionary AI” so fascinating
The challenges of modelling from open source data
Episode links
Mapinhood website (where you can find app store links)
Mapillary (one of Bin’s favourite apps)
Canadian National Institute For The Blind (iMerciv partner)
Episode credits
Sponsors: Microsoft Canada and Cinchy
Chatbot partner: Ada Support
Executive Producer: Chris McLellan
Host: Jaxson Khan
Assistant Producers: Oleena Mak and Kristin Riddell
Original music: Mike LeTourneau
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