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by _bin_ 529 days ago
could y'all look at using gpt4o to auto-generate alt text? i figure it'd be good enough, satisfy reg requirements, and save a lot of time and hassle.
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I really hope most people are not just trying to satisfy regulatory requirements but genuinely want to allow people using screen readers to understand what an image is about. Having said that, AI can definitely be useful when there is no alt text but it shouldn’t be an excuse not to add alt texts as a creator.
Surprised that AI text generation wasn't the point.
facebook has been using this kind of approach for years