Microsoft India is using artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to eliminate avoidable blindness. The company and LV Prasad Eye Institute launched the Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare, a consortium of global institutions seeking to build machine-learning predictive models for vision impairment and eye disease. “Vision loss can be avoided by making use of machine learning,” said Dr. Prasad.
Microsoft India is using artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to eliminate avoidable blindness. The company and LV Prasad Eye Institute launched the Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare, a consortium of global institutions seeking to build machine-learning predictive models for vision impairment and eye disease. There are 285 million visually-impaired people worldwide, including 55 million in India.