Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google's AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around you, and describing details on specific objects. Like the VoiceOver Live Recognition feature Apple has added to the iPhone and Vision Pr
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Google has launched Guided Vision, a new AI feature that uses a smartphone camera to provide real-time audio descriptions of objects and text for people who are blind or have low vision. The feature is available in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices and allows users to ask follow-up questions about what the camera sees, such as reading expiration dates or identifying objects. Google cautions that the tool should not be used for navigation, safe-travel guidance, obstacle detection, or as a replacement for mobility aids like a cane.
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