News Summary

• Seeing-eye dogs have helped people who are blind or have low vision to navigate their world.
• Only about 2-5% of the blind community are able to have a seeing-eye dog.
• Researchers at Binghamton University have trained a robotic dog using a large language model via AI tool GPT-4 to question and respond to cues from the user and the environment.
• The bot first asked each participant where they wanted to go, and then as it was guiding them there, provided clues about the environment such as: "this is a long corridor" or "you're passing by the main lobby, which is an open area with seating and information desks"