04-11-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com

How a blind engineer developed an AI app to help people with sight loss

The designer of a groundbreaking text-reading app, that started life as a Microsoft side-project, explains how it’s now a lifeline for blind people and those with literacy issuesIs it a can of beans or tomatoes? It’s easy if you can see the label – but imagine if you were blind or partially sighted – could you tell the difference? And now consider, how would you distinguish between painkillers or other tablets without being able to see or read? Nearly one in five people h
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