Accenture develops AI-powered solution ‘Drishti’ to help visually impaired
Accenture, plans to introduce Drishti to more than 100 visually impaired employees in India.
Accenture today said it has developed an
artificial intelligence powered solution to help visually
impaired people improve the way they experience the world around them and
enhance their productivity in the workplace. The solution, called Drishti,
was developed as a part of Accenture’s focus on Tech4Good, which aims to
apply technology to improve the way the world lives and works by
solving complex social challenges, a company release said.
Accenture,
plans to introduce Drishti to more than 100 visually impaired employees in
India. The solution is currently being piloted at Accenture in South Africa,
and a Spanish language version is being tested with Accenture employees in
Argentina. Drishti, which means ‘vision’ in Sanskrit, provides smart
phone-based assistance using AI technologies such as image recognition, natural
language processing and natural language generation capabilities to describe
the environment of a visually impaired person.
Initially developed and tested with 10 blind
professionals through a collaboration with the National Association for the
Blind in India, the solution provides narration to the user on the number of
people in a room, their ages, genders and even emotions based on facial
expressions.
It can also be used to identify and narrate
text from books and documents, including currency notes, and identify
obstructions like glass doors to improve the safety of the user.
“This Tech4Good solution is a great
illustration of how AI technology can empower
humans by augmenting their capabilities so they can achieve more for themselves
and the world around them,” said Paul Daugherty, chief technology and
innovation officer, Accenture.
Pallavi Kadam, executive director, National
Association for the Blind in India said, “This project makes us excited for a
not-too-distant future where the widespread use of technologies such as this
will have a significant and positive impact on the blind community.”
Source | http://www.bgr.in/news/accenture-develops-ai-powered-solution-drishti-to-help-visually-impaired/
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