The City-led Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) research project is recruiting blind and low vision users to record videos of objects that are important to them. The objects will be used in the training and testing of artificial intelligence (AI) models for personalizing object recognition.
Microsoft AI for Accessibility is funding the Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) project, led by City, University of London’s Dr Simone Stumpf.
Currently, the project is recruiting blind and low vision users in the UK to record videos of things that are important to them. The collected video data will enable the team to construct a large data set from users who are blind or have low vision which can be used for training and testing AI models that personalize object recognition and ultimately help build better AI for everyone.