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Mastodon bots assist users with adding alt text to images

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Two bots have been developed for the Mastodon platform to assist users in adding alt text to their image posts. These bots, one in English (@altbot) and another in Spanish (@altbot), aim to improve accessibility for visually impaired users by providing descriptive text for images. AI

IMPACT Improves accessibility on social media platforms by automating image descriptions.

RANK_REASON This is a product update for an existing platform, not a new frontier release or significant industry move.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Mastodon bots assist users with adding alt text to images

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Here is a good example how # AI is implemented into # mastodon . Two bots that help you to add # alttext to your image posts. In English: @ altbot In Spanish: @

    Here is a good example how # AI is implemented into # mastodon . Two bots that help you to add # alttext to your image posts. In English: @ altbot In Spanish: @ TeLoDescribot

    LINKS fuzzies.wtf/@altbot masto.es/@TeLoDescribot

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