How Can Generative AI Enhance the Well-being of Blind?
It addresses the problem of accessibility and independence for blind or visually impaired individuals, though it is incremental as it builds on existing AI tools like GPT-4.
This paper investigates how generative AI, specifically GPT-4 in the Be My AI feature of the Be My Eyes app, can enhance the well-being of blind or visually impaired people by analyzing still images to provide independence and new environmental perception, with an outlook on moving image analysis for further improvements.
This paper examines the question of how generative AI can improve the well-being of blind or visually impaired people. It refers to a current example, the Be My Eyes app, in which the Be My AI feature was integrated in 2023, which is based on GPT-4 from OpenAI. The author's tests are described and evaluated. There is also an ethical and social discussion. The power of the tool, which can analyze still images in an amazing way, is demonstrated. Those affected gain a new independence and a new perception of their environment. At the same time, they are dependent on the world view and morality of the provider or developer, who prescribe or deny them certain descriptions. An outlook makes it clear that the analysis of moving images will mean a further leap forward. It is fair to say that generative AI can fundamentally improve the well-being of blind and visually impaired people and will change it in various ways.