Tech Desk
Aug 10, 2024
Literacy Pen is an innovative device designed to help individuals who struggle with reading and writing. It is developed in collaboration with Media Monks and the World Literacy Foundation, this impressive tool utilises artificial intelligence (AI) technology to make literacy accessible to all.
How it works?
The literacy pen is an AI-powered clip-on attached to any standard pen or pencil. Simply vocalise a word a user wants to know the spelling of, and the AI device will transcribe it on its digital display letter by letter. In this way, users can copy the word onto paper and achieve literacy.
One of the leading examples of how AI helps solve a problem in the real world is the Literacy Pen. It views, using AI, and gives an effective and practical solution to dealing with illiteracy.
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Using the AI Literacy Pen, individuals can overcome any literacy challenges to help in attaining an enhanced reading and writing culture.
The Literacy Pen has the potential to make a significant impact on literacy rates globally. World Literacy Foundation CEO Andrew Kay said: "The Literacy Pen is one of the most significant advances in the past 20 years to aid illiterate young people and adults who face adversity and exclusion in day-to-day life."
The Literacy Pen will benefit those who face difficulty in writing spellings when filling out forms or applying for jobs. However, it doesn't say whether and how AI helps the pen to function if it can transcribe words in other languages apart from English.
