Accessibility · November 2026Kudos level: Bravo
Two Kazakh Schoolgirls Built a Dombra That Blind and Deaf Musicians Can Play
Two schoolgirls from Shymkent fitted Kazakhstan's traditional dombra with lights, vibration motors and Braille markings so blind and hard-of-hearing musicians can learn to play it, guided by a mobile app with AI lessons. They have already signed an agreement with a special school for children with hearing impairments to hold their first lessons there.
Source: Union Post
Canada's AI Translation Tool Keeps Making Hilarious Mistakes
Canada's federal government has been using an AI translation tool, GCtranslate, for about six months, and documents CBC/Radio-Canada obtained through a Freedom of Information request show it has been riddled with errors. It translated 'TB,' the abbreviation for the transportation bureau, as 'Tuberculosis,' changed someone's name from 'Mike' to 'Stephanie,' turned 'Buy Canadian Policy' into 'Buy a Canadian policy,' and rendered a shorthand for 'cumulative growth' as 'sperme croissance.' Experts warned that a bad translation on a tax form could exclude French speakers from a credit or benefit, and poor translations of equipment manuals could cause injuries. The tool is a pilot project, and translators are retraining the models.
Source: MobileSyrup