In the UK Spring has come and nearly gone and we have been busy working on all things AI behind the scenes. This background work is all about laying the foundations for an update of Symbol Creator AI, that allows us to create symbols in the style of some of our open licenced symbol sets.
Working with Sensory App House has provided us with the chance to create a wide range of topic categories as part of our experimenting with various different AI models. The results for realistic and representational looking images as symbols has been surprisingly good for some subjects.
The ATIA 2025 conference offers the Global Symbols team a chance to catch up with the latest advancements in Assistive Technology as well as Augmentative and Alternative Communication research and practices. We also hope to share the advances we have been making in the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence technologies for the creation of pictographic.
In today's digital world, Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to help us make AAC symbols using descriptive sentences known as text prompts. The resulting images may never be 100% perfect, but with help it is possible to avoid some confusing and inconsistent results which may only need a little expert editing.
Holidays can be a wonderful break in daily life and a chance to learn about different cultures and settings. A trip to Northern Norway provided a very brief glimpse into the way symbols are used by the Sámi people.