Microsoft Seeing AI can now understand five more languages

Some of us might already be tired of hearing news about this or that AI app or assistant that's able to identify objects or scenes or even read text off signs. We take such advances in computer vision and AI for granted mostly because we can actually see those things. That doesn't come naturally to people with visual impairments, which is why Microsoft developed its Seeing AI app that turns iPhones into people's second pair of eyes. Now that app is finally growing out of its roots to help more people around the world by learning how to read and speak five languages other than English.