AI 'eyes' apps for blind users fall short, researchers find

Researchers found that AI apps describing surroundings to blind users often give inaccurate answers and require repeated queries. In one case a man took about four photos of a pan before getting a correct answer on whether the food was cooked.

• A blind user needed about four photos to check whether food was cooked
• AI 'eyes' apps give inaccurate scene descriptions
• The study highlights a gap between AI assistant promises and real-world accuracy