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THE FUTURE OF ACCESSIBILITY
TECHNOLOGY IS ALMOST INVISIBLE 💎I keep hearing about AI in terms of productivity. Writing faster. Making presentations. Summarising meetings. Saving companies money.
Fine.
But I think some of the most important uses of AI may be much more ordinary.
For disabled people, AI could remove thousands of tiny barriers that other people barely notice.
I have left-sided hemiplegia. I use only one hand.
So imagine an AI I can simply talk to.
It can write what I dictate. Read something aloud. Search the web. Fill in forms. Explain an incomprehensible government letter. Operate a computer without requiring endless clicking, dragging and menus.
It could describe what is in front of someone who cannot see it clearly.
Caption and interpret speech for someone who cannot hear it.
Help someone who struggles with language find the words they are trying to say.
Turn complicated instructions into something understandable.
Remember appointments, medications, names, routines and important details when memory is unreliable.
Help plan an accessible route before leaving home.
And eventually, perhaps, simply stay quietly with us.
If I fall while I am out walking, I would like my AI to notice, ask whether I am all right, and, if necessary, call Peter and tell him where I am.
Not because I want a machine supervising my life.
Quite the opposite.
Because I want to be able to live it safely and more fully.
The best accessibility technology disappears.
It does not constantly remind you that you are disabled.
It quietly removes the obstacle and lets you get on with your day.
That may turn out to be one of AI's greatest contributions.
Not making humans more productive.
Making more humans free.
@3goodthings @DigitalCoup @meditation @economics_that_works @startrek
#Disability #Accessibility #AssistiveTechnology #PWD #IndependentLiving #InclusiveDesign #FutureOfTech #AIForGood
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also, consider #GreenBookBurning - use the heat produced in the process to warm up residential homes.
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AI in humanitarian work isn't about efficiency — it's about impact and trust.
Nur Hafiza Mutalif from Singapore Red Cross joins us to explain why caution is a feature, not a flaw. From freeing staff from daily data work to forecasting leptospirosis in Thailand, the bar is always do-no-harm first.
Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EGuyDkytbgP3YunnXYsjM?si=uyeMDw4NSRmq1RWslsOiJw&ref=analysepodcast.com -
Why is the humanitarian sector slow to adopt AI? @NurHafizaMutalif from @SingaporeRedCross says it's a safety feature. With @Dataiku, they built trust and freed staff for higher-impact work.
AI isn't just an efficiency tool; it's about impact and community trust. Watch our conversation:
https://youtu.be/b2OKYwwBxLs?ref=analysepodcast.com
#AnalysePodcast #HumanitarianTech #AIForGood #ArtificialIntelligence
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"AI can be a powerful tool for good, but we must ensure it is developed and used responsibly. #AIforGood #ResponsibleTech" - Sundar Pichai
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Our latest #AnalysePodcast features Nur Hafiza Mutalif from Singapore Red Cross. We discuss why the humanitarian sector's cautious embrace of AI is crucial. It's about impact, not just efficiency. Building trust and teaching the models is key, as shown by their leptospirosis forecasting work.
Read/listen at https://soundcloud.com/analyseasia/why-the-aid-sector-adopts-ai?ref=analysepodcast.com
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How can better data improve humanitarian action?
WorldPop brought together experts from #UNHCR #IOM, #UNICEF and leading universities to advance ethical, data-driven approaches to tracking forced displacement. The workshop focused on improving data quality, protecting privacy, and making women and children more visible in decision-making.
#ForcedDisplacement #Refugees #HumanitarianData #GeospatialData #AIforGood #HumanitarianAction
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We just left the Dataiku Summit and sat down with Nur Hafiza Mutalif of the Singapore Red Cross. She reminds us that in humanitarian work “no‑harm” and neutrality make AI a careful partner, not just an efficiency hack. Curious how they turned scepticism into a prototype?
Read/listen at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EGuyDkytbgP3YunnXYsjM?si=uyeMDw4NSRmq1RWslsOiJw&ref=analysepodcast.com #AIForGood #HumanitarianTech
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Just published the first post of The Diamond Age of Learning — building free, adaptive, interactive textbooks for anyone, not just people who can afford private tutors. Named for the novel where a personalized teaching book reaches the kid it wasn't built for, and changes everything.
AI-assisted drafts, always human-edited.
First post: https://thediamondageoflearning.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-diamond-age-of-learning
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RE: https://bolha.us/@denommus/116931076339239921
A Genève, des hommes blancs interrompent une conference propagande. Vous estes forts et donnez de la force les gars #aiforgood
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New RESET article about how #AI in wildlife conservation is growing 👇 #openai #aiforgood
en.reset.org/open-source-...
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RE: https://beige.party/@ned/116916414322391541
To all the people who say there can be #aiforgood, stuff this in your pipe and smoke it assholes…
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The Future Worth Building Is Human – Thinking Machines Lab
https://thinkingmachines.ai/blog/the-future-worth-building-is-human/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48904905
#HackerNews #FutureOfAI #HumanCentric #TechInnovation #ThinkingMachines #AIForGood
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I know #AI is controversial, especially on @Mastodon, but I think it's possible to have #AIforGood
I wanted to remove the friction of adding good alt text to images on Mastodon and also to help people write better alt text, especially since the built-in "Add text from image" is insufficient for that.
So, I created a browser extension/add-on for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari called "Alt Text for the Fediverse"
Learn more: https://coywolf.com/news/social-media/ai-alt-text-for-the-fediverse-chrome-extension/
It's Mastodon-only now, but I may add others.
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On my way to the UN AI for Good Summit in Geneva. Anybody else there and wants to meet for coffee or something?
I'll be one of the Mentors from #GirlsCanCode Switzerland for the Girls in ICT day
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🚀 Oh, joy! Yet another tech fellowship promising to sprinkle AI fairy dust over nonprofits. 🤖 Because nothing says "community service" like a gaggle of tech wannabes fumbling around with Claude, trying to save the world one algorithm at a time. 🙄
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-corps #techfellowship #AIforGood #nonprofitinnovation #communityservice #techcritique #HackerNews #ngated -
Trying to make some plans for July... Who is going to be in #Geneva for #AIforGood or #WSIS2026? 👀
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A student in Almaty has developed https://ow.ly/bTLf50Z3g3A, a project using artificial intelligence to help monitor the city’s historic water channels and prevent flooding https://ow.ly/rf1550Z3g3z #Kazakhstan #Almaty #AI #UrbanTech #WaterManagement #AIForGood #WaterTech #FloodPrevention #ARYKAI
From Ancient Aryks to AI: Alma...