Stef Walter @stephaniewalter@front-end.social
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Accessibility tip of the day: a tool that claims to generate AI alt text, but starts the alt text with "the image is", is not a tool you should use.
Why? Because screen readers already announce images, so adding "image of" is annoying and useless.

On a higher level, using AI to generate alt text has been less than optimal so far (and let's not forget the cost).

An example of an image used to supplement other information. The image is a dog, the alt reads Off-duty guide dogs often wear a bell. Its ring helps the blind owner keep track of the dog’s location. The code for this alternative text is available with that example.
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