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I don't particularly use generative IAs that create Alt Text from images, but I've seen a lot of people who do use them and I think that's the only use of AI from which I can't draw anything negative.

The fact is that there are many people who do not know how to make a good Alt Text, and therefore either do not put them or put one that is only the word "photo/image", which is much worse.

I think if AI had started there, as a tool to help accessibility, it wouldn't have the stigma it has today.

But of course, there are not enough blind people in the world from whom to get absurdly, ridiculously, vulgarly obscene amounts of profit...

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[–] Sergio@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (4 children)

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(edit: I kind of regret posting this image for reasons described below, but I'll leave it up for context.)

[–] YarrMatey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Disabled people are not going to all agree on everything, especially when they are pretty diverse. Some will like gen ai, and some will not.

It depends on what the disability is if it could help or not.

[–] Stabbitha@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm glad Mary speaks for all disabled people and we can finally put this topic to rest.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mary doesn't get an opinion because it doesn't represent 100% of people like her!

[–] Stabbitha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah you just don't get to use Mary's opinion as the final word on the matter.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Mary speaks for herself and we are acknowledging her personal opinion.

In my case (ADHD) I agree with Mary, I certainly don't need inaccurate AI summaries shoved down my throat while being told it is a great thing for making things accessible for people like me.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think that in this context it does not apply because the person in the image is talking about people who use accessibility as an excuse to keep asking ChatGPT to do their homework, and I in particular refer to the legitimate use of AI solely and exclusively to facilitate accessibility. I could give as an example the Bots on Mastodon that, if you follow them, when you upload an image without Alt Text, they respond to the Toot with a detailed description of the image.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where is the context about using AI to do their homework?

[–] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Not the OP so their point of view might differ.

I've only seen LLM and ADHD connected via writing / homework tasks. Perhaps that's the same link OP thought of.

And the txt in the image is anyway just an aggressive individual opinion. I don't get the logic of "I don't want or use this so no one is allowed to see it as beneficial".