I don’t particularly use generative IAs that create Alt Text from images, but I’ve seen a lot of people who do use them and I think that’s the only use of AI from which I can’t draw anything negative.
The fact is that there are many people who do not know how to make a good Alt Text, and therefore either do not put them or put one that is only the word “photo/image”, which is much worse.
I think if AI had started there, as a tool to help accessibility, it wouldn’t have the stigma it has today.
But of course, there are not enough blind people in the world from whom to get absurdly, ridiculously, vulgarly obscene amounts of profit…
Mary doesn’t get an opinion because it doesn’t represent 100% of people like her!
Nah you just don’t get to use Mary’s opinion as the final word on the matter.
Mary speaks for herself and we are acknowledging her personal opinion.
In my case (ADHD) I agree with Mary, I certainly don’t need inaccurate AI summaries shoved down my throat while being told it is a great thing for making things accessible for people like me.