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【Eye Navi, a walking assistance application for the visually impaired】Our company's efforts were introduced in an article “Generating AI Thoughts” in the morning edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun on November 22, 2024.

November 22, 2024Media Coverage

Our efforts were introduced in the article “Generating AI Thoughts” in the Yomiuri Shimbun morning edition on November 22, 2024. Please read it.

「The use of AI is expanding rapidly. In addition to clerical work, there are also cases where AI can help humans make decisions by determining the optimal time to harvest crops.
AI has also emerged to support the lives of people with disabilities.Masamitsu Misono, 47, an organization employee in Yotsukaido City, Chiba Prefecture, is totally blind and uses Eye Navi, an application that helps the visually impaired walk.
An IT company in Kitakyushu City began offering an application last April that combines AI and global positioning systems (GPS) to detect signal colors and obstacles, and provides voice alerts.Ms. Misono says, “I have come to enjoy walking.
It is said that the changes brought about by AI will surpass the industrial revolution.This year's Nobel Prize was the first to be awarded for AI-related research; the effective use of AI has the potential to enrich our lives.」Excerpts from the article

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