{"id":206,"date":"2021-06-29T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/?p=206"},"modified":"2022-08-21T09:09:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T05:09:23","slug":"seeing-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/seeing-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ai\/seeing-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seeing AI<\/a><\/span> is a free app from Microsoft that narrates the world around you. It can speak text, read descriptive text, product information, identify persons, currency, color and scene. 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