HALO Talks: Elevating Wellness
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Wade Norris is a former researcher at Google AI, where he had the fortune of transitioning into the AI space just as it was gaining momentum. His expertise lies specifically in helping computers understand photos, videos, and the surrounding world. Wade had an amazing journey there, starting with a team of only 10 and witnessing its rapid growth to 140 researchers. During his tenure, he contributed to the development of several impressive products. Eventually, he seized the opportunity to explore starting something new and making more of an impact.
Wade recognized the tremendous opportunity in addressing the role of diet and nutrition. Armed with his passion and his impressive expertise, he started building Snap Calorie, a game-changing solution that leverages computer vision to help track and analyze nutritional information and portion sizes. If you're curious about the intersection of technology, nutrition, and personal health, this episode is a must-listen!
Regaring AI and LIDAR (light detecting and ranging) tech for food portions: "We use Deep Nets and AI to understand the types of food . . . and we can see the breakdown. . . Anything that a nutritionist could see, the AI network can see and try to make an educated guess. When it comes to the portion size, that's done with the LIDAR."
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Resources:
Wade Norris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadenorris/ Snap Calorie: https://www.snapcalorie.com/ Casey Neistat video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2lna5Wxuo
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