4 responses to “Use Gen AI to Create Alternative Text for Images”

  1. Karina

    I uploaded an image of my experimental strawberry setup within UBCO’s Plant Growth Facility and received the following output from ChatGPT: “Rows of strawberry plants growing in white Grodan rockwool slabs inside a controlled indoor environment. Each plant is connected to a drip irrigation system with black tubing”.
    Following the BCcampus Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning guidelines, this output was not missing anything.

  2. Adam Cohen

    I uploaded a photo of my cat and received the following: “Close-up of a black and white cat with bright green eyes, resting on a colorful, patterned blanket. The cat is looking slightly upward with a calm and alert expression.” Based on the BCcampus guidelines, it seems to work well for alt text. It even included the term “close-up” which is a recommendation of the guidelines.

  3. Barbara Clerihue

    I uploaded a very old photo of myself as a naval cadet with two peers. The description came back as “Three young women in matching navy uniforms with berets sit on the edge of a boat, smiling and adjusting their socks—two wearing mismatched blue and white socks. A man stands behind them, and another is visible inside the boat’s cabin.” While we were sitting on a hatch cover, the description was fairly accurate and not missing any key information per BCcampus Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning

  4. Kathleen Coupland

    I uploaded a figure that I use in a course to help show the risk associated with different earth systems from climate change. Over all the description was decent and matched the information required per the Accessibility Handbook.
    While the description was good, it did struggle to explain the structure of the scientific diagram and called one part of it “planetary Boundaries” which felt like an odd use of what I would call concentric rings or circle showing different risk levels. However, I would say that it mostly did a good job and with a few simple edits I would gladly include this text to help students who need screen readers.

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