[NFBSF] Lighthouse Webinar series not to be missed

Tue Jun 18 13:34:06 UTC 2024

Community:

So sorry for any confusion.  My message presumed, incorrectly, that it was the SF Lighthouse holding the below mentioned AI Seminar.  Apparently, it is the Seattle Lighthouse holding the event and beyond the circulated note, I know nothing of the Seattle event.  

As it just happens, the SF Lighthouse also will be holding a series of 5 seminars deeply diving into the topics associated with using AI tools to better enable persons with visual disabilities to access written materials along the lines of my prior message.   Look for an announcement from the SF Lighthouse in the future for the dates and times of the SF Lighthouse seminars which are expected to be in person, virtually streamed, and recorded for post presentation viewing. 

I wish the Seattle Lighthouse all the best in holding its seminar on June 26 and for continuing to enhance the lives of persons with visual disabilities. 

All the best. 

Walt Raineri
President
Peninsula Endowment

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From: Daveed Mandell <daveedmandell at gmail.com> 
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Subject: Re: [NFBSF] Lighthouse Webinar series not to be missed

I believe there is some confusion here. The LightHouse for the Blind in San Francisco is not offering this webinar rather it is the LightHouse in Seattle. Now, if the LightHouse in San Francisco is also going to be holding similar webinars that would be a great thing. I think we need to clarify what is happening here. Thank you Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 17, 2024, at 8:24 PM, Walt Raineri via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Note that the SF Lighthouse seminar on June 26 is the first of a total of 5 seminars the SF Lighthouse will be holding all focusing on how AI tools can be used to assist persons with visual disabilities to access all forms of written materials and cause such materials to come to life.  It is expected that highlights of the seminars will be demonstration of specific use cases involving the use of AI tools to gain random meaningful access to a wide variety of materials such as books, articles, pictures you take or are sent to you, websites, screen shots, all of which might be captured by a user or captured by someone else who sends the material to the user via email, text, file sharing, etc.  We are experiencing a tipping point in gaining meaningful access to materials which up to now was accessible in forms that did not provide as meaningful access as the new AI tools offer.  For example, imagine asking a picture of a menu at a restaurant to make a recommendation based on your desire to have protein and vegetables, but want to avoid red meat, and have the picture respond to you by randomly accessing the material and formulating a meaningful response.  Ask the menu how much an Ice Tea is and it will tell you.  Then imagine taking a picture of the restaurant receipt  for a group of diners and asking it to tell you what your share of the total is if you had the poke bowl and an ice tea, including your share of any service charges, taxes and adding an 18% gratuity.  The receipt will provide you step by step mathematics leading to its conclusion, or just tell you the amount which is your share of the bill.
This seminar series is not to be missed live or via virtual Zoom session, but if you do miss it, you will be able to tap into the content on the SF Lighthouse You Tube channel once the live /virtual  presentation video is edited.

Walt Raineri
President
Peninsula Endowment

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Subject: [NFBSF] Lighthouse Webinar

I found the following information in a newsletter and wanted to share the info with you.

Lighthouse Webinar

On Wednesday, June 26th, at 4 p.m. Pacific (7 p.m. Eastern), the Lighthouse will hold a webinar focusing on artificial intelligence. we explore several new tools that leverage the power of artificial intelligence. We'll describe and demonstrate the new Be My Eyes app for Windows, the recent interactive updates to JAWS Picture Smart with generative AI, the new AI-powered maps feature for OKO on iOS, and give an exciting sneak peek into ChatGPT 4o real-time voice and vision features. Don't miss your chance to learn how to harness the power of AI to enhance and improve your access to information.
Register now to secure your spot!

Registration link:
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https://thelighthousefortheblindinc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B0c1F0SoQpiM
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please reach out to <mailto:questions at lhblind.org> questions at lhblind.org if you have any questions or need assistance registering for this event.

From,

Lisa M. Irving

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