In regards to accessibility ... I too see obvious leaps for providing better experiences for persons of all abilities. It's really exciting. This article points out the true issue though. In my view, accessible design will always fall short because it's a bandaid that provides separate and unequal experiences (A.I. powered or not). Universal design that integrates accessibility organically is the better solution. For example, captions and audio descriptions can be integrated artistically instead of shoehorned in as add-ons after-the-fact. Colors themes that translate into rich experiences for color and vision deficient persons can be chosen. And cognitive load can be an ever-present heuristic guiding design decisions. I believe universal design + A.I. could be truly game changing. Other wise, A.I. will only be a better band-aid.
In regards to accessibility ... I too see obvious leaps for providing better experiences for persons of all abilities. It's really exciting. This article points out the true issue though. In my view, accessible design will always fall short because it's a bandaid that provides separate and unequal experiences (A.I. powered or not). Universal design that integrates accessibility organically is the better solution. For example, captions and audio descriptions can be integrated artistically instead of shoehorned in as add-ons after-the-fact. Colors themes that translate into rich experiences for color and vision deficient persons can be chosen. And cognitive load can be an ever-present heuristic guiding design decisions. I believe universal design + A.I. could be truly game changing. Other wise, A.I. will only be a better band-aid.