Be My Eyes Work With Microsoft To Improve AI Data & Glidance Show Off Glide Mobility Aid In New Video

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Today on the show Shaun talks about his recent trip to see Alice Cooper in concert, plus there’s a new video online that’s exciting the blind community, and Be My Eyes announce a partnership with Microsoft to improve AI data models to better represent disability.

First up Shaun tells Steven about his recent gig experience and how he used Meta Ray-Ban glasses to enhance his experience, while Steven tells us about how he ensured his evening tipple was in fact alcohol-free.

Next up listener Christopher contacts us from Australia on our new WhatsApp number to share news of a new video that’s emerged from Glidance, the company behind Glide, an AI-based mobility aid that can help blind people navigate without the need for a dog or cane. You can watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8ofapGxX0

Our main story today features Be My Eyes and their newly announced partnership with Microsoft to bring more representative data about disability to AI models. Joining Steven is Mike Buckley, the CEO of Be My Eyes, and Jenny Lay-Flurry, the Chief Accessibility Office at Microsoft. Read more about the announcement here: https://www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-eyes-announces-new-collaboration-with-microsoft

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Chapter Markers:

0:00 - Intro

14:39 - Voice Message - Chris on New Glide Video

16:09 - Amos Miller Uses the Glide to Meet Friends

21:16 - How the Glide Handles Steps

25:21 - Be My Eyes & Microsoft to Share Data