After reading these medium term goals, I'm honestly glad I stopped donating because I know some corporate thing will sponsor them now they will/want to add AI, even an AI Chat bot, to NVDA.

The below are just 2, but there's more AI stuff they have planned.

• Integrated AI image description: Free, secure, performant, private and VI-focussed on-device AI image description available out of the box.
• Help chatbot prototype: Exploring the development of an AI-powered chatbot to provide instant support and answer frequently asked questions about NVDA.

The second one is particularly nonsensical.

empyreanriders.com/feed/ #NVDA #AI #AIHype

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The impetus for doing any of this is 100% user wants, not corporate sponsorship. Re the chat bot, yes I tend to feel the same, I'd rather refer to the manual or material - but others (probably younger than me!) like the chat bot style - so it's worth looking into. With Image recognition, like the existing add-ons, the intent would be "something is better than nothing" - not to replace people writing proper alt text - and yes, licensing of any AI model would be a key consideration
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@NVAccess Not to mention instances where the expectation isn't that good alt-text should be written, but the app should be accessible from a usability standpoint, but very much isn't. But waiting on the app to become accessible isn't an option since the thing you're trying to do with *insert inacccessible app here* can't wait. But before you ask for some sighted assistance you'd like to at least get an idea of what's on the screen so you know what to ask for.
in reply to Holger Dyroff

Is there any chance we can encourage you to trend #NVIDIA when that's the company you mean, please? I know what their NASDAQ handle is, but #NVDA is much more widely known as the name of the screen reader we make and the #NVDA hashtag is very widely used for the screen reader. It will save both our communities polluting each other's feeds. If you'd like to find out more about the screen reader, our website is nvaccess.org/ - Thank you!

A solid indication that the #AIBubble has passed its peak is #NVDA posting massive sales and revenue, but their stock still diving because the market doesn't think it can continue growing.

investopedia.com/nvidia-earnin…

in reply to Mike McCaffrey

Thanks! We're aware NVDA is the stock code for NVIDIA, althoguh to be honest, aside from in posts like this I've never seen anyone refer to it & doubt anyone actually searches for it as a hashtag looking for NVIDIA. I figure if we can each use hashtags which refer to their own area of interest, then people looking for stock / AI trend information, won't get bogged down with screen reader stuff - and people looking for screen reader info won't need to wade through finance info :)

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I am extremely pleased as well as impressed that ACB Media will be presenting the following program on Friday, February 28 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

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The MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to Trump’s actions illegally freezing aid. “This is a major crisis for our sector and it’s a time when those of us who can do more should do more.” apnews.com/article/macarthur-f…

Has there ever been an adequate rebuttal to this rant against HTTP/2? varnish-cache.org/docs/trunk/p…

When combined with this research about security vulnerabilities in reverse proxies when connecting to HTTP/1 backends: portswigger.net/web-security/r… I'm inclined to just disable HTTP/2 on servers I'm responsible for, and in fact have already done that in some places.

This feels like a market manipulation play. Markets trend downward on news like this, because they'll tank if tariffs go into effect.

If you happen to know it's a lie, you could make tons of money scooping up assets as they're sold. A perk of being in the Trump group chat.

I really hope someone is watching admin insider trades and seeing who's buying the dips at times like this.

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A (hopefully good) comparison of decentralised video sharing platforms like @loops, @peertube and @owncast to centralised platforms like Youtube and Tiktok went online yesterday.

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just as i thought i knew everything i needed to know about the development of fascism ―a very EuroAmerican flavah of authoritarianism― i find myself being schooled by… well… scholars.

am reading "Breve historia de la moda: desde la Edad Media hasta la actualidad" by Giorgio Riello. the book is a product of one of his history courses.

today i columbused a few things about the links between the development of authoritarianism and fashion in Europe…

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