【VOA慢速听力】New App Helps Blind People Know the World...

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One of the best uses of technology is to make life easier. A new product from Microsoft Corporation can do just that for people who have trouble seeing. They may be blind or visually impaired . The product, an app, is currently available for free for Apple's iPhone and iPad. The app is called Seeing AI. "AI" is short for artificial intelligence , a term for computers with an ability to think and learn like human beings. Seeing AI uses both a camera and artificial intelligence to identify places, objects and people. The app then announces what the camera sees so users will know what is in front of them. People can also use Seeing AI to learn words in English. With the app open, you can point your iPhone or iPad at any object and it will say what the object is. With Seeing AI, users can hear a description of not just objects, but other people. It can even tell you about th ………………………………