ELSA lab low literacy
The ELSA Lab Low Literacy is an innovative project aimed at reducing low literacy in the Netherlands by using artificial intelligence (AI). Within this lab, expertise from different disciplines is combined to develop advanced AI applications that contribute to reading and language comprehension for people with low language skills. Here, Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects (ELSA) are taken into account. The focus is on developing an AI system that can support users in real-time to understand and process complex texts. This system uses speech technology and eye-tracking to adjust the difficulty level of texts, making communication more accessible to people with limited language skills. In doing so, low-literate users do not have to directly indicate their literacy level, which usually causes stress and embarrassment.
The lab aims at an inclusive approach to AI in healthcare and society, working closely with various knowledge institutions and civil society organisations. The project started in 2022, and part of the Cognition and Social Behavior theme of the Department of Social, Health, & Organisational Psychology.
Name project:
ELSA Lab for an AI Approach to Low Literacy
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Collaboration partners:
UvA, VU, AUMC, Radboud, Fontys, Koninklijke Auris, ITSLanguage, Syntho, Taalkracht, Stichting Lezen en Schrijven, Studio OOK, KB, Stichting Lezen
Funded by:
NWO, AiNed, HAI, AI Labs, Taalkracht, ITSLanguage, Fontys, KB, Stichting Lezen