AI in Accessibility for the Visually Impaired Quiz

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1. What capability did multimodal models like GPT-4 add to Be My Eyes?
   • Conversational follow-up questions about a photographed scene
   • Faster phone charging
   • GPS navigation only
   • Braille printing
2. Which technology converts photographed printed text into readable characters?
   • GPS
   • Optical character recognition (OCR)
   • Bluetooth
   • Haptic feedback
3. What is 'alt text' in the context of digital accessibility?
   • An alternative font for low vision
   • A backup internet connection
   • A text description of an image that screen readers can announce
   • A keyboard shortcut
4. What is a key safety risk with AI scene description?
   • It uses too little battery
   • It only works in daylight
   • It cannot read English
   • A confidently wrong description, such as falsely saying a path is clear
5. What hands-free visual-assistance use does Meta describe for Ray-Ban Meta glasses?
   • Asking Meta AI for help about the wearer’s surroundings
   • Automatically certifying a medication label as correct
   • Replacing every screen reader on a phone
   • Guaranteeing a safe path through a busy street
6. What were screen readers like JAWS and VoiceOver originally designed to do?
   • Detect objects in photos
   • Convert on-screen text to speech
   • Generate images
   • Translate spoken languages
7. How should alternative text treat a decorative image that adds no information?
   • Describe every pixel in the image
   • Repeat the surrounding paragraph word for word
   • Use an empty text alternative so assistive technology can skip it
   • Insert the image filename as a spoken label
8. How should image alt text be written for meaningful web content?
   • List every pixel color
   • Repeat the filename only
   • Describe decorative images with long prose
   • Convey the image’s essential information or purpose in context