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Re: Google Automatic Alts?

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From: Mallory van Achterberg
Date: Nov 20, 2014 2:29AM

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:26:20PM -0600, L Snider wrote:
> HI Everyone,
>
> Just saw this on another list. Very interesting concept to create
> 'automatic' alts... I wonder how it will work in practice?
>
> Google building a natural description of images
> http://googleresearch.blogspot.ca/2014/11/a-picture-is-worth-thousand-coherent.html


I can see something like this being *very* useful for places where
images are uploaded via automation and scans of images where the
human scanner has no good idea wtf the images are (I've done this
as a library volunteer).

Selective use of something like automated image descriptions would
help the problem that lots of times the description isn't what's
needed, but actual alt text. When images need real alts, don't use
this thing.
When dressing for a formal party, don't call the service that helps
you dress "street".

_mallory