The picture below whilst appears to be "corny" - it
explains exactly my sediment towards those living with disabilities, AI
and machines. Technology truly has the power to change lives especially
those living with disabilities and offering a different route in life
that would otherwise not have been.
But the reality of the world we live in today is that we are surrounded by Artificial intelligence (AI) and we use it every day.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to push
technology to assist those with disabilities even further. Offering the
empowerment and ecosystem that pushes beyond the current physical
barriers that tends to limit those with disabilities.
Technology in this realm is improving and beginning to make more of an
impact in our everyday lives. Some of our well-known pioneers such as
Elon Musk, Steven Hawking, and Bill Gates have already expressed
concerns towards AI and the future with this kind of technology. They
fear the future as the rapid growth of technology poses the risks of
humans one day not being able to control their AI creations and the
decisions they make. There are also grey areas about the success rate of
putting moral and ethical decisions in the hands of AI or robots. Will
they make the "right choice" in any given situation?
AI is already helping those with disabilities
Today, people with disabilities have discovered limitless
possibilities for how they use the technology available to them from
using it to write their papers or take notes in school, to importing
their calendars with their important appointments across all their
devices, to having their iPhone read everything that's happening on
their device to them and more. Most people have a collection of apps
that help them organise their life that incorporates AI.
AI and web accessibility
Through our research into accessibility it becomes quickly apparent that accessibility means different things to different
people. The ideology of having a standard that becomes a one “fit for
all” seems unlikely the deeper we research. This becomes more evident when accepting that everyone
has different ideas as to what works well and what does not. Especially
when factoring in that it’s human nature to have preferences and choices
in everything we do.
We need ways that can automatically "measure accessibility" for
each individual and then instantly apply the metrics learned to form
solutions that alter information and the way we interact with
information online such that content is tailored on a user-by-user
basis. This is exactly the goal and concept of
WoDifier (
http://wodifier.cloud).
Visit the WoDifier website to learn more about our platform.
Original Article Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/technology-empowers-intelligence-change-lives-those-kenneth-springer
