Read a handwritten phone number without sighted help using Be My AI
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Here's a photo of a note someone handwrote for me. I'm blind. Please read out every digit of the phone number and any name or words on it, and tell me if any part is hard to read.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish. Goal: Read a handwritten note accurately so I can use the details without asking someone else. Questions to ask me first: - What kind of note is it (phone number, card, list, address)? - Is there anything specific I need from it? - Can I retake the photo if it's blurry? Inputs (fill in or confirm): - Photo of the note: [PHOTO] - What I need from it: [DETAILS NEEDED] Rules: - Read numbers digit by digit, grouped the way they're written. - Tell me how sure you are about each part, and which characters could be misread (like 1 and 7, or 0 and 6). - If part of the note is cut off or blurry, say so and tell me how to move the paper or camera. - Never fill in a missing digit or word with a guess. Checkpoint: After the first read, tell me if the photo is clear enough or if I should take another before you give the final reading. If you get stuck: If the handwriting is too hard to read, say so plainly and suggest asking the writer or a sighted volunteer to confirm. Verify before you finish: Read the key details back a second time in the same order and check they match. Output: The text of the note, with phone numbers read digit by digit and any uncertain parts flagged. Done when: I have the number or words I need, and I know which parts, if any, to double-check.
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Vicki Andrada, a blind blogger, says older text-reading apps struggled with handwriting, but AI apps like Be My AI and Seeing AI can now often read handwritten birthday cards and notes. When a friend wrote down a phone number on a piece of paper, Be My AI 'read it perfectly' and the number was right. Before, Andrada would have had to ask someone to read it. Andrada also notes limits: sending long documents to AI for correction 'doesn't always work perfectly yet'.
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