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BrailleBot Teaches You How to Read with Your Fingers | Cameron Coward | https://www.hackster.io/
https://www.hackster.io/news/braillebot-teaches-you-how-to-read-with-your-fingers-a5e0ae4a8283

Learning Braille is hard for many people, which is why Mukesh Sankhla invented the BrailleBot for Braille training.

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Smart Glasses Use ChatGPT To Help The Blind And Visually Impaired | 5G Playbook | Business Insider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36gKjepUNg

Envision Glasses are AI-powered smart glasses that help people who are blind or have low vision to live more independently. This assistive wearable technology uses ChatGPT and Google Glass hardware to capture and convert the visual information around the user into speech. And thanks to more widespread 5G networks, these smart glasses are able to process this ...

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JAWS Power Tip: How To Turn On Keyboard Shortcuts In Gmail In Standard View With JAWS | Freedom Scientific
https://www.toptechtidbits.com/209.html

Google provides keyboard commands specific to Gmail. Though they are not screen reader dependent and can be used by everyone, they may be especially helpful to JAWS users when navigating with the JAWS Virtual PC Cursor off. To use these commands, you will need to turn them on in Settings. Here's how.

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Quick Tip For Users of iOS 17: What Can You Do To Temporarily Disable Siri's Follow-up Mode | David Goldfield
https://davidgoldfield.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/quick-tip-for-users-of-ios-17-what-can-you-do-to-disable-siris-follow-up-mode/

While Siri is speaking to you it often listens for you to ask another question. Unfortunately, sometimes even just clearing your throat can cause Siri to interrupt itself and then start listening again as it misinterprets this sound and assumes that you have something else to say to the assistant. While there's currently no option to disable this feature ...

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6 Tips To Spot Misinformation On The Web | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/6-tips-to-spot-misinformation-on-the-web/

Ah, the internet! A vast ocean of knowledge, cat videos, and, unfortunately, a fair share of nonsense. So, how do you separate the wheat from the digital chaff? Let's dive in.

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Experimenting with Be My Eyes and Videos | The Idea Place
https://theideaplace.net/experimenting-with-be-my-eyes-and-videos/

I suspect anyone who has tried some of the newer AI-based image descriptions, such as those from Be My Eyes, has noticed the high quality image descriptions that are available. I've been curious about how I could apply that to videos so did a little experimentation. I want to emphasize that I do not consider this a replacement for audio description. There is so much more to that experience than just giving ...

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A Symphony of Senses: Introducing Sensory AI: A Pathway to Achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/introducing-sensory-ai-a-pathway-to-achieving-artificial-general-intelligence-agi/

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AI in 2024: Moving Toward An Agent Model Architecture | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/ai-in-2024-moving-toward-an-agent-model-architecture/

Here we're going to dive into the current state of generative AI and (not just large) language models and where they might be headed in 2024, a topic that's gaining a lot of buzz as we approach the year's end.

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No, You Don't Need to Turn Off Apple's NameDrop Feature in iOS 17 | Wired: Subscription Required
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-iphone-namedrop-ios17/

Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn't really be worried about it — regardless of what the police are saying.

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Amazon Launches Q, A Business Chatbot Powered By Generative Artificial Intelligence
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-chatbot-q-chatgpt-09964d52076b1db7df8cca695423661f

The tech giant will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence. The announcement, made in Las Vegas at an annual conference the company hosts for its AWS cloud computing service, represents Amazon's response to rivals who've rolled out chatbots that have captured the public's attention.

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AI Is Going Great For The Blind | Robert Kingett
https://robertkingett.com/aigreat/

As I was looking at the amount of times platforms died on the web and I began thinking about the slow death of AI enthusiasm and what that will do to the Blind community. It really is a bizarre feeling when you're the only detractor of a thing within your own community. My first post about AI has gained some attention, as well as the follow up post about this topic. AI is taking the blind community by storm.

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Officially Worried About Google: Gemini Looks Great, But A Year Later It's Still Behind OpenAI | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/officially-worried-about-google-gemini-looks-great-but-a-year-later-its-still-behind-openai/

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, December 7, 2023 - Volume 940
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The Week's News in Adaptive Technology
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How To Create Your Own Chatbot With ChatGPT | November 21, 2023 | Christoph Schwaiger | Tom's Guide
https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-create-your-own-chatbot-with-chatgpt

More people are using AI chatbots as their personal assistant for work and leisure as the bots' abilities and knowledge increase. But nothing says personal like having your own custom chatbot that you've designed, trained, and named yourself. That's possible in a few easy steps thanks to the GPT builder created by OpenAI! Oh, and none of these steps require you to ...

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Social Bias? New Study Shows That We Prefer AI Writing Over Human Writing Except When We Know That It’s Human Writing | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/study-social-bias-ai-writing-vs-human-writing/

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Double Tap Holiday Gift Guide 2023
https://doubletaponair.com/2023-gift-guide/

Everyone loves a gift at the holidays, but we thought here at Double Tap - why not create our own gift guide together? Let's put all our suggestions into one place so we can all enjoy either buying a friend or family member a cool 'blind-person recommended' gadget, or treat ourselves to a festive treat. Submit your thoughts here, and if Santa's elves approve, it'll display on this page for all to see. Choose the 'Add an item' link ...

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OpenAI's Q* Project: Unraveling the Mystique | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
https://mvsltd.com/news/openai-q-star-project-unraveling-the-mystique/

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Announcing AI-Content-Describer: NVDA Add-On That Provides Descriptions For Controls And Images, Powered By GPT4 | Chris Smart | Tech-VI List
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/5621

This add-on makes it possible to obtain detailed descriptions for images and other visually inaccessible content. Leveraging the multimodal capabilities of the GPT-4 large language model, we aim to deliver best-in-class content descriptions. More information on the underlying model here. More information on the add-on here.

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Want To Speak With ChatGPT? Chatbot's Voice Feature Now Available For Everyone, Including Free Users | November 21, 2023 | Rafly Pratama | https://mspoweruser.com/
https://mspoweruser.com/speak-with-chatgpt-with-voice-availability/

Forget the recent leadership saga at OpenAI. Just today, the Microsoft-backed AI giant is finally rolling out its ChatGPT with voice feature for everyone, including those using the free, GPT-3.5 plan. You can now talk to ChatGPT just like you would talk to a person.

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43 Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts To Remember For Stylish And Speedy Web Surfing | https://onmsft.com/
https://onmsft.com/how-to/microsoft-edge-keyboard-shortcuts/

Scrolling through the list of Microsoft Edge keyboard shortcuts can be daunting, but this guide has you covered. In the fast-paced world of web browsing, efficiency is key. Microsoft Edge offers a plethora of keyboard shortcuts that can significantly enhance your browsing experience. Let's explore these Microsoft Edge keyboard shortcuts categorized for ...

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, November 30, 2023 - Volume 939
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iOS Accessible App Spotlight: Be My AI / Be My Eyes (3 of 3) | Illegally Sighted | YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDF2qwcAvVs&t=3s

In this third video covering Be My AI, I try looking at several charts, diagrams, tables, diagrams, and more. Again, I am very impressed with the results. Describing these types of pictures may be extremely helpful for students and professionals.

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Pedesting App Revolutionizes Accessibility With Detailed Indoor Navigation And Inclusive Building Features | Assistive Technology Blog
https://assistivetechnologyblog.com/2023/11/pedesting-indoor-navigation-calgary.html

Pedesting is a groundbreaking app developed by Nabeel Ramji, who, despite his rare form of cerebral palsy, has navigated significant challenges to create a solution for individuals with disabilities facing barriers in public spaces. Ramji's personal journey, from a childhood with limited speech and mobility to becoming a ...