Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language
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Summary
Chip maker Nvidia has partnered with the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday to develop a new web platform to support users of American Sign Language (ASL).
The platform features an AI tool that analyses webcam footage and gives users real-time feedback on their signing via a 3D avatar, while also offering a validated library of ASL signs to help expand users’ vocabulary.
Nvidia’s aim is to grow the dataset to 400,000 video clips representing 1,000 signed words, aiding the development of AI applications that will help break down communication barriers between deaf and hearing communities.
ASL is the third most common language in the US, but there are very few AI tools that make use of ASL data for language acquisition.
The dataset will be made available to the public to build accessible technology including AI agents, digital human applications and video conferencing tools.