Meta Is Gifting AI Glasses to Blind Veterans: 'I Got My Independence Back' |
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Meta Is Gifting AI Glasses to Blind Veterans: 'I Got My Independence Back'
Meta's AI glasses carry privacy risks, but for blind veterans, they fill a gap that the government has failed to address.
Reem Ibrahim | From the November 2026 issue
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Two hundred years ago, the invention of Braille allowed blind people to read and write. By the 1930s, recorded sound made "talking books" possible. Developments in text-to-speech technology in the 1980s made reading more accessible and widespread. Then came personal computers, screen readers, smartphones, cameras, GPS, voice assistants, and myriad other technological advancements that gave blind people more independence.
Now a pair of sunglasses can read your mail, describe the person in front of you, tell........