Microsoft has a new app that tells the visually impaired what's in front of them

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Microsoft is putting its artificial intelligence technology to work to help the visually impaired.

The company said on Wednesday that it's releasing an iOS app called Seeing AI that uses an iPhone's camera to tell people about objects in front of them. The app shows off Microsoft's current capabilities in AI, while also addressing a group that the technology industry too often ignores.
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Microsoft has a new app that tells the visually impaired what's in front of them

 

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Product Channel gives audio beeps to help locate barcodes and then scans them to identify products.

Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects. Seeing AI demonstrates how technology can make the world more inclusive. Available in the iOS App Store.

Seeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment