Chinese scientists use AI to help visually impaired to ‘see’, explore the world

China Daily

17th April 2024

Chinese scientists use AI to help visually impaired to ‘see’, explore the world

A collaborative research project has developed a lightweight, wearable system that is also easy to use, according to a new study

Chinese scientists say they have developed a wearable artificial intelligencesystem that can help visually impaired people to navigate their way around the world.

An AI algorithm analyses real-time footage of the environment and gives the user concise directional prompts via bone conduction headphones, according to a paper published on Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Machine Intelligence.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3306595/chinese-scientists-use-ai-help-visually-impaired-see-explore-world