For blind users, AI is becoming more than a chatbot; it can be a window into the world around them.
That is the idea behind ScribeMe, an app created by 20-year-old Egyptian entrepreneur Mark Morad after he struggled with tools that could read text but could not adequately explain charts, diagrams, and other visual material in his schoolwork.
ScribeMe uses AI and computer vision to turn camera footage into spoken descriptions through a smartphone or Meta smart glasses, allowing blind and low-vision users to identify objects, understand their surroundings, and ask questions about what is in front of them.
ScribeMe started with a problem in the…
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