What is it about?
Hands-on tutorial to explore the immense potential of AI to improve accessibility to social media content for individuals with different disabilities, including hearing, visual, and cognitive impairments. We will design and implement a variety of AI-based approaches based on multimodal open-source LLMs to bridge the gap between research and real-world use cases.
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Why is it important?
Reddit's mission is to bring community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. By making content accessible and inclusive for all, we strive to create a space where everyone feels welcome, valued, and represented. We see accessibility as a fundamental aspect of inclusivity, so we prioritize providing content and features that are easy for all users to navigate, understand, and enjoy. By removing barriers and ensuring accessibility, we want to empower everyone to fully participate in our community, share their perspectives, and connect with others who share their interests and passions.
Perspectives
Leveraging advanced AI techniques to enhance social media accessibility holds an immense potential for transformative societal impact, fostering a more inclusive, equitable, and accessible society where individuals with disabilities are empowered to actively engage in the digital world. sense of belonging, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Our goal is to raise awareness of the importance of accessibility and to spread the word about the role that AI can play in making digital content more accessible.
Julio Villena
Reddit, Inc
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This page is a summary of: Breaking Barriers: A Hands-On Tutorial on AI-Enabled Accessibility to Social Media Content, August 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3637528.3671446.
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