• SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world
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    It’s a neat option but the example proof of concept alt text “The Firefox logo”, as I understand it, it isn’t ideal for describing the image.

    Maybe something like this?

    The Firefox logo which consists of a Fox wrapped around a sphere

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      That would depend on the context. How the logo looks like does not matter most of the time, only when the logo itself is the topic.

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        Makes sense. And if it’s not relative to the content you just put decorative only right?

        So…

        Welcome to Firefox ([Logo for Firefox] marked as decorative)

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        Our sponsors are [Logo for Microsoft] [Logo for Firefox] [Logo for Google]

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    This is the kinda stuff AI should be used for, this could be big for accessibility whenever alt text isn’t actually provided

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    All sounds pretty sensible. I do think it might feel annoying waiting minutes to download a model for the sake of generating a line of alt text the first time, though. It would probably be quicker to write the alt text.

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      I think it’s about generating alt text for people with disabilities when they are missing from pictures.

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        Yeah if someone that is blind comes across a page I’m sure waiting for the description to generate is more valuable/worthwhile than a faster experience with no information at all.