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Facebook improves its AI that generates photo descriptions on iOS for visually impaired users

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<p>Facebook today <a href="https://ai.facebook.com/blog/how-facebook-is-using-ai-to-improve-photo-descriptions-for-people-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced a major update[/url] to its Automatic Alt Text (AAT) system, which automatically generates photo descriptions for people with visual impairments. Based on AI, the system can now recognize 10 times more objects and scenes in photos shared on Facebook and also Instagram, providing detailed descriptions for screen readers like Apple’s VoiceOver.</p>
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