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Paul Schoe

A fabulous tool for all Mastodonners who post pictures: Be My AI.

The software, available for Windows, Android and iPhone takes a picture or image and provides a very detailed description that you can copy into your Alt text (see examples below).

The interface is extremely simple and the program works for art, nature and graphs.

Adding a good Alt text has never been so easy.

Download it here:
bemyeyes.com/download

The image shows a building with a striking and creative mural painted on its facade. The mural is designed to create an optical illusion, making the building appear as if it is melting or distorted. The windows and architectural elements are painted in a wavy, surreal style, giving the impression that the building is bending and warping. The windows are painted with bright blue, and there are painted green plants on some of the window sills, adding to the illusion. The building next to it has balconies with real plants, providing a contrast to the painted facade. The sky is clear and blue, and there is a sign on the right side of the image with the text "AGENZIA VIAGGI".
The image is an infographic titled "Top Countries by Fossil Fuel Consumption 2023." It shows a bar chart comparing the fossil fuel consumption of various countries and regions, measured in exajoules. The chart includes three types of fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, and oil, each represented by different colors. The countries and regions listed, along with their total consumption in exajoules, are as follows: - United Kingdom: 5 exajoules - Germany: 9 exajoules - Indonesia: 9 exajoules - Canada: 10 exajoules - South Korea: 10 exajoules - Saudi Arabia: 12 exajoules - Iran: 12 exajoules - Japan: 15 exajoules - Russia: 27 exajoules - India: 35 exajoules - United States: 76 exajoules - China: 140 exajoules - Rest of the world: 146 exajoules The infographic notes that 1 exajoule is equivalent to 174 million barrels of oil equivalent. It also mentions that China includes Hong Kong SAR. The source of the data is the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy, as reported by Business Insider.
The image shows a group of deer standing on a grassy field. There are several deer, with the one in the foreground having large, impressive antlers. The deer have a mix of brown and white fur, with some having spots on their backs. In the background, there are trees and a gently sloping hill, suggesting a park or natural reserve setting. The scene appears peaceful and natural.
#Alt#AltText#Convenient
Dec 02, 2024, 11:34 AM·Public
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Stuart Celarier

@paulschoe I use Mastodon to interact with people, not with AI. If I detect people using AI in their posts, including AltText, I will unfollow, mute, or block.

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Paul Schoe

AltText is a way that people of Mastodon voluntarily spend time on to enable people with low vision to benefit more from the platform.

If you want to block people who want to help people with low vision, then you are free to do so, but I doubt if that helps those people with low vision.

AI certainly has its drawbacks, particularly when it steals from creators, but AI also has many good uses. Be My Eyes is an example of good AI use.

bemyeyes.com/about

@VisualStuart

www.bemyeyes.comThe story about Be My EyesRead about how Be My Eyes came to be the global community it is today. Read our mission, vision and values. View the management team.
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Stuart Celarier

@paulschoe People with low vision -- and many others who use AltText -- deserve better than AI content.

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Paul Schoe

In my experience, the content created by Be My Eyes is far superior in describing pictures and graphs to what is usually added as AltText.

And by usually, I mean in over 95% of the cases that I have checked the AltText of pictures.

It is the same in several medical fields: AI is better in detecting skin cancer than doctors do.
Should I then refuse the AI analysis? Or can I accept that there are areas where the use of AI is beneficial?

@VisualStuart

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Stuart Celarier

@paulschoe You are confabulating two different uses of AI to credit one with the virtues of the other. Not interested in this misdirection. Later.

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