New AI tool for people with learning disabilities converts information into easy read formats
In a “breakthrough” for accessible design, UK-based organisation Photosymbols has launched EasyMaker, a new AI-powered tool created in collaboration with people with learning disabilities. Built…
Survey finds disabled people would trust AI tools if implemented with accessibility in mind
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley New independent research by software company nuom has revealed growing concern among disabled people that the rise…
AI-enabled smart cane that can give directions or travel tips wins design award
An AI-enabled smart cane designed to transform the lives of people with sight loss has won a prestigious international design award. The WeWALK Smart Cane…
47 percent of the public would share smartphone-tracked data to develop AI systems in the NHS
A survey, commissioned by the Health Foundation, has revealed three-quarters of the public support sharing some of their personal health data for the development of…
NHS trust trials assistive technologies for its new National Rehabilitation Centre
Equipment tracking, artificially intelligent CCTV, and voice-activated environmental controls are some of the technologies being trialled at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust to support…
30 percent of the public think a disadvantage of AI will be that health care staff may miss errors
More than three quarters of NHS staff support the use of AI to help with patient care, with more than four-fifths also in favour…
Comment: Why health and care technology infrastructure must be ensured before AI can be used
Tony Blair recently opened the Future of Britain conference with a speech which centred on governing in the age of AI. Key to this speech…
AI voice assistant service communicates information to residents in Richmond and Wandsworth
UK-based conversational AI company Tovie AI has launched a new pilot with the London Borough of Wandsworth Council and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council for…
New AI Act for AI providers and developers of systems affect individuals residing in the EU
InnoScot Health has responded to the EU agreeing to a landmark deal on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) as a welcome development but says…
More than 62 percent expect their industries to use AI at work by 2030
A first-in-kind AI management system designed to enable the safe, secure, and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) across society has been launched by…