Microsoft has been regularly updating its Seeing AI app since its launch in 2017, increasing language help and common performance over time. Today, the corporate is asserting a brand new characteristic that might let Seeing AI learn out detailed info when customers scan the barcodes of merchandise by healthcare firm Haleon. The characteristic is rolling out at the moment for US and UK customers on the free app, which is simply accessible on iOS. The firm says an Android model will probably be accessible “sooner or later.”

In a press launch, Microsoft and Haleon stated “With at the moment’s launch in honor of World Sight Day, folks can now hear packaging info by means of the Microsoft Seeing AI app by scanning the barcode of Haleon merchandise.” Users who’re blind, have hassle studying or have low literacy can use the app to scan greater than 1,500 Haleon merchandise like Advil, Excedrin, Theraflu, Emergen-C and extra, and their system will learn out product info, directions, components “and different essential particulars.”

The press launch additionally famous that “The Seeing AI collaboration with Microsoft is certainly one of Haleon’s first new initiatives to champion well being inclusivity.” We could also be seeing extra from the healthcare firm in future, however for now, it is good to see that individuals with visible impairments or low literacy can extra simply and independently be taught concerning the medication they’re contemplating or consuming. That is, at the least, in the event that they use iOS.