The social media company is using A.I. to make content on its site more accessible and connect people with disabilities to helpful communities.
"We are working on making it possible for essentially anybody to connect with anybody," says Matt King, an engineer at Facebook who lost his sight in college. He is also a three-time Paralympian and a record-breaking tandem cyclist.
Facebook's accessibility efforts are part of a wider commitment from tech companies, including Microsoft and Apple, to make their products easier to use.
For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/facebooks-accessibility-efforts).
A company that specializes in early wildfire detection has developed a new, AI-based drone.
The trend highlighted ethical concerns about artificial intelligence tools trained on copyrighted creative works.
The charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted on Friday.
A federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.
A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials has raised questions about the Signal app.
The next time you get a call about an upcoming medical appointment you may not be talking to a human. Hospitals are increasingly using AI assistants.
