'When does this milk expire?': Chat GPT-4 is now helping blind people navigate everyday tasks

The AI chatbot is already answering queries for visually impaired people with more speed and detail than human volunteers. Lucy Edwards., 27, is legally blind. She lives an independent life in Birmingham, England, with her two guide dogs and her sighted fiancé. But when he’s not around, there are things she needs help with—often “rudimentary questions” to assist her with everyday tasks. It could be something as mundane as distinguishing between two cans of beans, so that she doesn’t e...