The Ask AI interview with Naysan Saran, CEO & Co-Founder, CannForecast
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Fresh water is absolutely essential to life as we know it. Sometimes described as the “universal solvent”, this amazing (and finite) substance has an amazing ability to dissolve a wide variety of molecules and for this reason it was the perfect base for the primordial soup from which life on our planet sprung. On a biological level, water provides a versatile delivery system for the transportation of substances like oxygen and nutrients between our cells - so you might just say that we depend on it.
Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Naysan Saran, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based CannForecast is applying machine intelligence to significantly reduce fresh water losses in our municipal systems and to improve swimmer safety at our public beaches.
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Episode highlights
Hear the moment when Naysan discovered a passion for artificial intelligence
Learn how CannForecast’s InteliSwim product is making municipal beaches safer for swimmers
Discover how their InteliPipes product predicts water pipe leaks (and the scope of this problem)
Learn about "the “paradox of developed nations”
Hear Naysan’s advice for young women considering entering the fields of mathematics and AI
Episode links
A Tour of the Calculus by David Berlinski (book that inspired Naysan’s love of mathematics)
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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