That description checks out.
All it takes is pairing them to his iPhone via the Meta View app.
Both tech giants have rolled outreal-time captioning toolsthat can help deaf or hard-of-hearing peopleaccess audio content.
It’s a remarkable demonstration of how AI can make assistive tech more personalized and accessible.
And all it takes is an app and a smartphone.
Google supercharged its TalkBack screen reader in May by incorporating itsGemini NanoAI model for smartphones.
“For me, that cognitive gap is missing.”
“AI has the potential to bridge that gap,” Isaac says.
More on digital accessibility
Speech recognition technology is also benefiting from the AI boom.
The goal is to improve speech recognition for people with a range of speech patterns and disabilities.
“And too often, those are the people for whom the speech technology doesn’t work.”
The companies involved in the initiative quickly realized the most effective way to make this happen was through collaboration.
“We all needed very similar data,” Bellard says.
The power of personalization
AI can give accessibility features a more personalized, authentic touch.
endever* corbin, who is semi-speaking autistic, says they use Personal Voice every day.
Personal Voice offers a welcome alternative.
So Personal Voice is really a game changer."
The Android app can also becustom-trainedon people’s unique speech patterns.
Dimitri Kanevsky is a research scientist at Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research lab.
“But I genuinely hope that AI will enable people with disabilities to participate more fully in society.”
“We all use accessibility features every day.
That can make for a more intuitive and streamlined experience.
(ChatGPT has a similar feature calledAdvanced Voice Mode, which also lets users converse with AI.)
Now, the Waymo One app includes a directional GPS capability that can help guide someone to their ride.
AI tools can also afford users more privacy if they need assistance with sensitive documents or information.
That’s not to say there aren’t times when a human connection is still valuable.
After all, Be My AI continues to give users the option toreach out to human volunteerstoo.
“Sometimes there is value in connecting directly with another human,” Dougherty says.
That means employing people with disabilities and consulting them when building products and tools or writing code.
AI’s ability to quickly generate code is just one example.
“Garbage in, garbage out,” says accessibility specialist Taylor Arndt, who is blind.
She predicts the rise of AI will lead to a shift in how we scrutinize code.
“We’re going to be critiquing AI development.”
As for the future of AI and what’s possible, Summers has high hopes.
As someone who is actually 30 years old and wears a hijab, I’m delighted by this response.
Chao also has grand visions for what AI can someday offer.
It may only be a matter of time.
