The briefing
Alexander Du, a 17-year-old from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, created IRIS, a low-cost AI-powered pair of glasses to help visually impaired users navigate. He was named a 2026 Presidential AI Challenge National Champion for the invention.
Original headline
Meet Alexander Du, the 17-year-old Sewickley student who built $170 AI-powered glasses to help visually impaired users navigate after his grandmother lost her sight