Microsoft's 'talking camera' app for the blind isn't as magical as it sounds
 

Microsoft's 'talking camera' app for the blind isn't as magical as it sounds
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Microsoft is trying to prove its artificial intelligence can do more than guess your age or win at Pac-Man. *

On Wednesday, the company released Seeing AI, a "talking camera" app for iOS meant to help the visually impaired navigate their surroundings.

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Its list of features sounds almost too good to be true: it will scan documents and read you their contents, tell you which de**mination of bills you have in your hands, scan barcodes to let you k**w exactly what you're holding, learn the faces of people you k**w, read their expressions, and even attempt to describe whatever's in front of you at any given moment. Read more...

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