AI Image Descriptions
Alt Text for Complex Images Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Some images are straightforward to describe, while charts, graphs, infographics, artwork, and other complex visuals can be more challenging. Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate a first draft of alt text, making it faster and easier to develop an effective image description.
As subject matter experts, faculty are best positioned to review and refine AI-generated descriptions. You know why an image was selected, what information matters most, and what students should understand from it.
AI Tools for Image Descriptions
CSUN provides access to
all of which can generate image descriptions. Because AI-generated descriptions may initially be overly detailed, using a focused prompt can help produce more concise and useful alt text.
“Please provide a concise description of this image for a blind person.”
Arizona State University (ASU) offers a growing collection of tools with their ASU Online AI Labs. Their Image Accessibility Creator, one of our favorites, produces multiple outputs including long descriptions, alt text, transcribed text, and a legend.