Facebook's new service allows blind users to "see" photos
Facebook has come up with a service that will allow its blind users to see images posted on the social network.
Millions of photos are loaded on social platforms daily, but unfortunately for the visually impaired, they are not accessible.
However, Facebook is putting an end to that with its new service that will allow blind users to "see" pictures posted on the social network.
The Automatic Alternative Text service was designed by Engineer Matt King, who is also visually impaired.
It uses Facebook's in-house object-recognition software to interpret what could be in an image.
"Our artificial intelligence has advanced to the point where it's practical for us to try to get computers to describe pictures in a meaningful way. This is in its very early stages, but it's helping us move in the direction of that goal of including every single person who wants to participate in the conversation," King told bbc.com.
The service can interpret transport, environment, and food, amongst other things.