Seeing AI
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 12, 2017 |
| Stable release | 3.3
/ 3 December 2019 |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Size | 292.1 MB (iOS) |
| Available in | 6 languages |
List of languages English, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Spanish | |
| Type | |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/seeing-ai/ |
Seeing AI is an artificial intelligence application developed by Microsoft for iOS.[1][2] Seeing AI uses the device camera to identify people and objects, and then the app audibly describes those objects for people with visual impairment.[3]
Capabilities
Seeing AI is primarily used to describe short text, documents, products, people, currency scenery, colors, handwriting and light.[4] The app can scan a barcode to describe a product[5] and uses sounds to assist the user in focusing on the barcode.[6] When the app describes people, it attempts to estimate the person's age, gender, and emotional status.[7] Additionally, in a test run by German journalists in December 2019, Seeing AI apparently used some sort of Facial recognition system to identify people on photographs by name.[8]
Some functions are performed on the device, however more complex functions such as describing a scene or recognizing handwriting require an Internet connection.[9]
In December 2017, Seeing AI introduced the ability for currency recognition for US and Canadian dollar, British pounds and Euros.[10]
In December 2019, Seeing AI added support for five more languages, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Spanish.[11]
Seeing AI is available in 70 countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Albania, Bhutan, etc.
Supported on iPhone 5C, 5S and later best performance with iPhone 6S, SE and later models
References
- ^ "Seeing AI on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ Novet, Jordan. "Microsoft has a new app that tells the visually impaired what's in front of them". CNBC. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Shah, Saqib. "Microsoft's Seeing AI app for the blind now reads handwriting". Endgadget. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Bishop, Todd. "Microsoft's new AI app describes the world for the visually impaired — now available on iPhone". Geekwire. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Microsoft's 'Seeing AI' app helps vision-impaired users "see" the world through words". DigiAccess. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Tracy, Phillip. "How Microsoft's new app for the blind and visually impaired holds up". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Steven. "Seeing AI: Artificial Intelligence for Blind and Visually Impaired Users". Vision Aware. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Der Blindenhund kennt auch die Namen" Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 5 December 2019
- ^ Vincent, James. "Microsoft's new iPhone app narrates the world for blind people". The Verge. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Updated with currency and color recognition, Seeing AI is available in 35 countries". Microsoft Accessibility Blog. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Bonjour! ¡Bienvenidos! Seeing AI expands to 5 new languages". Microsoft Features. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
