At the AAAI 2024 Spring Symposium “Impact of GenAI on Social and Individual Well-being” the paper “How Can Generative AI Enhance the Well-being of the Blind?” by Oliver Bendel was accepted. In his paper, the information systems specialist and technology philosopher from Zurich discusses the GPT-4-based Be My AI feature of the Be My Eyes app. He presents his own tests with the app and discusses it from an ethical perspective. The feature is one of the most important inventions in recent years for blind and visually impaired people. It allows them to describe and categorize their surroundings without outside help. However, it is troubling that the app refuses to show some objects, including famous works of art that depict nudity. This disenfranchises people because of the moral sensitivities and economic considerations of the developers. Oliver Bendel will present the paper at Stanford University on March 25-27. It is his ninth consecutive appearance at the AAAI Spring Symposia, which this time consists of eight symposia on artificial intelligence.
BY OLIVER BENDEL
