The five senses...touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing. They are critical to how we perceive the world around us. Without them, we are lost. And as we grow older, they tend to weaken particularly when it comes to sight and hearing. Today’s guest, Andrew Song, is the co-founder and CEO of Whisper AI, and he is on a mission to help give people great hearing - regardless of their age.
After graduating from the University of Waterloo with degrees in mathematics and computer science, Andrew went to work at Facebook. While there, he saw firsthand the positive benefits gained from connecting with family and friends but wanted to make more of a direct impact.
After watching his grandfather lose his hearing and consequently, his connection to others and ability to engage socially, he wanted to create a better hearing aid that was smart enough to deduce what was most important for the user to hear. Listen to his whole story as Pieter explores the inspiration and technology of Whisper AI.
What's in this episode?
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:47 - How Facebook influenced Andrew's career path
00:05:58 - The role of hearing loss on dementia and loneliness
00:09:28 - What inspired Andrew to build a better hearing aid with AI, why the series of no's kept him going
00:12:00 - How traditional hearing aids work versus the Whisper version
00:15:38 - The role of AI in the hearing aid
00:23:21 - The data input and the generated output
00:29:17 - The beta process and iterating along the way
00:35:18 - The hardware explained
00:38:58 - How to get a Whisper AI hearing aid
00:42:32 - How source detection plays a role
00:43:36 - Whisper AI patient stories
00:47:04 - Other areas of healthcare that AI can improve
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Host: Pieter Abbeel
Executive Producers: Alice Patel & Henry Tobias Jones
Production: Fresh Air Production
