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October 13, 2019 02:34 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xsxAmAMKikc/new-chrome-feature-will-use-ai-to-describe-unlabelled-images-to-the-vision-impaired
New Chrome Feature Will Use AI To Describe Unlabelled Images To The Vision-Impaired
An anonytmous reader quotes TechSpot:Google is looking to improve the web-browsing experience for those with vision conditions by introducing a feature into its Chrome browser that uses machine learning to recognize and describe images. The image description will be generated automatically using the same technology that drives Google Lens... The text descriptions use the phrase "appears to be" to let users know that it is a description of an image. So, for example, Chrome might say, "Appears to be a motorized scooter." This will be a cue to let the person know that it is a description generated by the AI and may not be completely accurate. The feature is only available for those with screen readers or Braille displays. "The unfortunate state right now is that there are still millions and millions of unlabeled images across the web," explains Google's senior accessbility program manager. "When you're navigating with a screen reader or a Braille display, when you get to one of those images, you'll actually just basically hear 'image' or 'unlabeled graphic,' or my favorite, a super long string of numbers which is the file name, which is just totally irrelevant."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xsxAmAMKikc/new-chrome-feature-will-use-ai-to-describe-unlabelled-images-to-the-vision-impaired
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