The Power of AI on the iPhone

Apps and Other Useful Features for the Blind User
By Judy Dixon
In 1 volume

Artificial intelligence (AI) is constantly in the news. If you're curious about what it is and how it can affect your daily life, this book is for you! Popular technology writer Judy Dixon breaks down the basics of AI and highlights 18 apps on the iPhone (plus a few features and services) that use AI that blind and visually impaired users may find useful. Each app description begins with a list of details about the app and includes an overview section, an app tour, and a Let’s Try exercise that gives an example of how the app functions. Describing videos, scanning product barcodes, detecting obstacles, and creating your own emojis are just some of the capabilities powered by AI that are highlighted in this book.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 
What Is Artificial Intelligence?
What Is an AI Model?
How Can AI Benefit Blind People?
Getting the Most Out of AI
Create a Good Prompt
Evaluate the Answer
About This Book

Part I: AI for All
Chapter 1: Apple Intelligence
Genmoji
Visual Intelligence
Email and Text Message Features
Writing Tools

Chapter 2: Mainstream Apps
App: ChatGPT
App: Google Gemini—Your AI Assistant from Google
App: Copilot—Your AI Companion
App: Pi—Personal AI Assistant

Chapter 3: AI and Text-to-Speech
App: ElevenReader—Text to Speech
Listen Later

Part II: AI Designed for Blind Users
Chapter 4: Visual Assistance Apps with AI Features
App: Be My Eyes—See the World Together
App: Aira Explorer—Visual Assistance on Demand

Chapter 5: AI for Finding Things, Describing Surroundings, and Reading Text
App: Seeing AI—Talking Camera for the Blind
App: EMVI.AI
App: Envision AI
App: OOrion
App: Supersense—AI for the Blind

Chapter 6: AI for Describing Images, Photos, and Videos
App: PiccyBot—Photo and Video to Voice
App: Speakaboo—Blind AI Assistance

Chapter 7: AI for Travel and Navigation
App: Navis—AI Assistance While Navigating
App: AI Guide Dog
App: Obstacle Detector—for the Blind
App: PingPath—Blind AI Navigation
What’s Ahead with AI