Be My AI: AI-powered app for blind and visually impaired

Be My AI is an app that uses AI-powered technology, specifically an artificial intelligence system called GPT4, to describe the world for blind and partially sighted individuals. It takes photographs captured by a phone camera and uses a language model to provide the best description it can from the internet. This eliminates the need for a sighted volunteer to assist with basic tasks like identifying objects, reading instructions, or finding nearby locations. However, concerns about privacy have been raised, especially regarding the app capturing people's faces. The company behind Be My AI acknowledges the importance of privacy issues and is working on addressing them during the testing phase of the app.