Facebook develops AI screen reader for the visually impaired
Facebook has developed a tool which will help people with ﻿visual impairments 'see' images on the company's social networking platform. Currently,﻿ users are restricted to voice translations of comments written on photos, however, using an artificial intelligence-based object recognition algorithm, a﻿ voice aid can﻿ ﻿relay information about the image to the user﻿. 

Facebook is coming to the aid of blind and visually impaired members by developing a tool which will enable them to ‘see’ images shared on the social networking platform.

At present such users are restricted to a voice translation of comments written on the platform but pictures have remained dark until now.