Vietnamese student uses AI to digitize doctors' cryptic handwriting, wins Amazon funding

VNExpress - Oct 11, 2026

A Vietnamese high school student and his friends have developed an AI system that can decipher doctors' handwriting and digitize medical records, with Amazon providing US$35,000 to support its further development.

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