Lottie

Lottie, 1 day ago to ai

The image shows a screenshot of a Google search result. The search query at the top is "is it ok to leave a dog in a hot car?" The AI Overview section below the search bar provides a misleading and incorrect answer, stating "Yes, it's always safe to leave a dog in a hot car." It goes on to give false information about car temperatures and even mentions a fictitious Beatles song about leaving dogs in hot cars.

To the right of the text, there is a small image of a "Car Temperature Dog Safety Chart" which likely provides accurate information about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars, but the text in the chart is too small to read clearly in the screenshot.

The time on the phone is 11:30, and the battery is at 92%. #AI 👩‍🦯 https://social.kendoo.eu/@corona/112495070360943701

Lottie, 1 day ago to ai

The image is a humorous and surreal scene set in a retro-style kitchen. An alien with a green head and large black eyes is standing at an ironing board, ironing a human skin suit. The suit is draped over the ironing board with the head hanging down, making it look like the alien is preparing to wear it. The alien is wearing a white apron. In the background, there are typical kitchen items like a washing machine, detergent box, and a basket of laundry. A small dog is standing on the floor, looking at the alien. The text at the top of the image reads, "Me getting ready to act normal at work." #AI 👩‍🦯 https://mastodon.world/@AaronDavid/112491868205930258

Lottie, 1 day ago to ai

The image contains a quote from Noam Chomsky on Artificial Intelligence, followed by a photograph of him. The quote criticizes AI like ChatGPT, describing it as a "lumbering statistical engine for pattern matching" that relies on vast amounts of data to generate responses. Chomsky contrasts this with the human mind, which he describes as efficient and capable of creating explanations rather than just inferring correlations. He suggests that AI should be called "plagiarism software" because it copies and modifies existing works. The quote is attributed to Dr. Noam Chomsky, Dr. Ian Roberts, and Dr. Jeffrey Watumull, and it is noted to be from the New York Times, dated March 8, 2023.

Below the quote, there is a photograph of Noam Chomsky. He is an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing glasses and a blue shirt. He is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. #AI 👩‍🦯 https://mastodon.social/@paspro/112491530842547931

purplepadma, 2 days ago to random

I’ve finally been hit by the UK-wide medication shortages exacerbated by Brexit. My pharmacist can’t get my antipsychotic. The GP surgery blithely suggests that I just switch to another drug until he can. That is… really not how psychotropic meds work. I’ve got the community mental health team receptionist running round trying to get a prescription for this drug from my psychiatrist to be filled at the hospital pharmacy - IF they have it. Stress!

Lottie, 3 days ago to ai

The image shows a black and white cat with wide, surprised-looking eyes. The cat is wearing a digitally added McDonald's employee cap and has a headset microphone near its mouth. The text on the image reads: "I found out that if you run the McFlurry machine wrong enough it becomes a smoke machine." The background appears to be a typical indoor setting with a wooden floor and some cabinets. #AI 👩‍🦯 https://kolektiva.social/@BigJesusTrashcan/112483696614660994

JEkis, 7 days ago to disabled

Alright. Here's how it is. Once you appoint yourself as gatekeeper, you become part of the problem. We as #disabled people have precious few allies as it is, without actively alienating the ones we have. You can stand up and offer to help, stand up and provide constructive feedback on how to improve, stand up and show appreciation, or just sit your ungrateful self down. Just stop. Thanks @stefan for raising awareness of #AltText. #blind #accessibility https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112451222240570433

Lottie, 7 days ago to ai

Just listened to my second podcast of the day 🎧, where the hosts are puzzled about who wants all this AI vision stuff they've seen this week. All they can come up with is blind people. Yes! Yes! Yes! We do! 🙌✨
#Blind #AI #TechForGood #Inclusion #Accessibility #ThisDayInAI #Verge

yatil, 8 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to random

Will we honestly talk about the trickery in the “Be My Eyes Accessibility with GPT-4o“ video? Like the taxi that uses the signal way before the passenger signal and actually basically passed the signalling passenger before the signal and still coming to a stop? Or that we don’t see any real processing time? Or that the voice is clear despite standing in London with speakers on? (1/3)

pixelate, 8 days ago to accessibility

It's June 10, 2024, at 4:00 PM Central US time. Almost every blind person that owns an iPhone has installed the iOS 18 beta. Some are playing retro games with the new, AI driven screen recognition. Others are gladly using DecTalk as their main voice, the Enhanced Siri voices that use ML to speak using emotion and context, as their reading voice, Eloquence as their notification voice (sent to one ear to minimize distractions), and finding it amazing that VoiceOver emphasizes italic text, and emboldens bold text. Others are finding it amazing that they can navigate their whole phone using Braille screen input, searching to find things by typing a few letters, or just swiping down through everything. A few are connecting their multi-line Braille displays, and feeling app icons and images, made much more understandable through touch, using an AI filter.

The next day, when news of all these features filters down to Android users, they quickly begin hammering Google, wanting DecTalk and Eloquence on their Pixel phones, like iOS users have. But Google is silent as always, only just now having given Chromebook users high quality Google TTS voices.

Note: great liberty has been taken to imagine the coolest outcome for the vague feature announcements Apple gave for VoiceOver users. We'll see just how cool, or not, they actually are on June 10.

#accessibility #apple #google #VoiceOver #blind #iOS #android

stefan, 8 days ago to random

So I've been called out for https://alttexthalloffame.org not being run by someone who's #blind or #VisionImpaired.

And that's fair. I'm very much open to anyone from those communities to get directly involved, so this is my public invitation.

stvfrnzl, 10 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to accessibility

Question to #ScreenReader, #LowVision, #blind & #accessibility folks:

How do you feel about duplicate links in articles, blogs, whatever? Meaning: A certain word is a link (let's say "HEALTH") leading to an external website.

Would it annoy you if this word was always a link and it's mentioned for example 20 times in an article? Or would you rather have it only once to make it easier to scan for links?

Is there a related #wcag success criteria?

#WebDev #a11y #disability #frontend

Lottie, 12 days ago to random

The image shows a screenshot of a smartphone displaying a text document. The top of the screen displays the time as 11:39 and the carrier as AT&T with various signal and battery icons. The main content is titled "Content Authenticity Statement" and reads: "90% of this week's newsletter was generated by me, the human. There are multiple outputs in the opening section from different models. Learn why this kind of disclosure is a good idea and might be required for anyone doing business in any capacity with the EU in the." The text is cut off at the bottom. Below the text, there are app icons indicating 99+ unread emails and 1 unread message.👩‍🦯 https://mastodon.education/@bryanalexandee/112428873760587484

Lottie, 13 days ago to ai

I see a lot of #Blind people ‘apologizing’ for using #AI – I am not going to be doing that. Not now and not ever.
We need to have a conversation about how these models have been trained and how they are used going forward, but shaming disabled people for taking any chance they can to mitigate some of the challenges they face in their lives every day, is a ‘privilege’ we don’t all enjoy.
When you post an image and choose not to add alt text, publish an inaccessible PDF, release an inaccessible app - these are all choices! Maybe a tiny part of the righteous outrage that some of these people are spewing could be aimed at that?

purplepadma, 13 days ago to Eurovision

Not specifically boycotting #eurovision but most people I would watch it with are and I think I’m just too depressed to participate in such frivolity anyway.

Lottie, 25 days ago to random

Wonder if the person asking this question has a job? "which completely free program for Windows do you recommend for downloading and converting Audible protected audiobooks into .m4b files?" I know they will have all sorts of justifications, but this person isn't prepared to pay someone for there work to help them steal the work of other people! #TakingThePiss

purplepadma, 1 month ago to random

Tom is encouraging me to go for a longer walk outside as he says it will make me feel better. Running would be even more helpful. Maybe I’ll just put my running gear on and step outside and see what I can do

purplepadma, 1 month ago to random

I feel like my PhD is all going wrong and I can’t stop crying

Lottie, 1 month ago to accessibility

Honk honk! Make way for Lottie, the potentially self-driving marvel of the future! We've seen cars go from four wheels and a honk, to smart machines that know how to navigate the autobahn without a coffee break. Meanwhile, I'm over here, tapping away with my trusty ‘stick' or relying on an adorable canine companion who, bless, hasn't the slightest clue about Google Maps.

1. A Tale of Two Navigators:
   • The Traditionalists: Here's to the good old cane and the furry, four-legged GPS units. They don't come with Bluetooth, but they have heart.
   • The Techies: Self-driving cars are now the talk of the town, boasting their shiny sensors and making parallel parking look like a piece of cake.
2. Tech Envy: Where's My Update?:
   • The world is obsessed with updates, from software to wardrobe choices. But when it comes to personal mobility tech for the visually impaired, we're still waiting for the 'Version 2.0' that lets me walk around without the need for eyeballs!
3. Promise Not to Run Over Your Toes!:
   • I assure you, the day I become self-driving Lottie, I'll navigate with the grace of a ballerina – toes will be safe, and so will the neighbourhood cats.
4. The Fantasy of Autonomy:
   • Imagine a world where I could waltz down to the local café, guided by nothing but my own savvy suit or smart shoes. I could order a latte without playing a game of human pinball!
5. The Humble Requests to Tech Wizards:
   • Dear Tech Wizards, it's 2024! Can we get a wearable that’s a bit more "Iron Man" and a little less "Iron Age"?

While I wait for the tech gurus to catch up, I'll keep tootling along with my 'stick' and might even recruit a furry friend. But let it be known that 'Self-driving Lottie' is ready for an upgrade. I'm all set for the day when I can zoom past you, fully automated and with a built-in espresso machine, perhaps? Until then, I'll rely on my wits, my companions, and the kind people who don't mind a tap on the ankle from my cane, the precursor to my self-driving debut. Keep your sensors peeled for me!
And remember, dear readers, whether you're a tech tycoon or just someone who loves a good toot, keep dreaming of that hands-free future. It's bound to come, and when it does, I'll be first in line — no driving test required! #Accessibility #AI #AIsoftheBlind #Blind