Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Google has launched 'Guided Vision' within Gemini Live, an AI-powered tool that provides real-time audio descriptions of the user's surroundings. Designed for accessibility, the feature helps users identify objects and read text, though Google advises against using it for navigation or safety-critical tasks.
Why it matters
This feature demonstrates the practical application of multimodal AI in improving accessibility for blind and low-vision users.
Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone’s camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google’s AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around you, and describing details on specific objects.
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