Hello, I'm very interested in participating in the CoBrowse AI beta if it becomes available on Android.
Thanks. mastermind Vikas On Sat, 11 Oct, 2025, 8:56 am Mujtaba Merchant, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I am writing to share some exciting news about a new AI-powered web > navigation assistant on the AppleVis website, and to invite you to preview > the technology and provide your feedback. > > > > Developed by the team at InnoSearch <https://www.innosearch.ai/>, > CoBrowse AI is a navigation assistant that seeks to make websites more > accessible to blind and low vision users through the power of artificial > intelligence and voice commands. > > > > CoBrowse AI was recently implemented on AppleVis, and we would like your > feedback to help shape the future of this technology. While CoBrowse AI is > live on a small number of other websites (including InnoSearch's own site), > this initiative is specifically for use of CoBrowse AI on AppleVis. > Feedback gathered during the beta program will be shared with InnoSearch to > improve CoBrowse AI both on AppleVis and, where applicable, on other > websites on which the technology is implemented. > > > About CoBrowse AI > > > > CoBrowse AI, developed by the team at InnoSearch, is a navigational AI > assistant. Through voice or text input, CoBrowse AI users can perform a > variety of tasks on the AppleVis website; such as reading the latest posts, > searching for apps or information, and any other things one may wish to > do. CoBrowse AI works in multiple languages, and we would love feedback > from users whose heart language is something other than English. > > > > Unlike mainstream AI agents which open sessions as a virtual machine, > CoBrowse AI works right in a user's browser and only on the websites on > which it is implemented. CoBrowse AI works through a lightweight java > script that developers install on websites, meaning that it does not and > cannot control your computer or device outside of the browser window and > website on which it is being used. Also, please be aware that CoBrowse AI > is not a conversational AI assistant like ChatGPT or Gemini; its purpose is > to help users navigate and interact with websites using only their voice, > and in so doing, make the web more accessible. > > > > We believe that CoBrowse AI will have particular value for people who rely > on voice-based technologies for some or all of their smartphone/computer > use, as well as for those who are newly blind or who have limited screen > reader/technological proficiency. We also believe CoBrowse AI will have > value for people who are interested in AI agents and similar technologies. > > > > Below are some examples of possible commands that could be used with > CoBrowse AI: > > > > - “Open the main menu, and tell me what's there.” > - “Go to the homepage, then go to the ‘Latest Apple Posts and Updates’ > heading and read what's below that.” > - “Scroll down until I reach the comments section.” > - “Press the Search button, and search for ‘Seeing AI’ and read me the > results.” > - “Take me to the Blog and tell me the title of the latest post.” > - “Open the menu, click on the 'More' button, then click on the > ‘Guides & Tutorials' link.” > - “Navigate to the 'Add New Comment' heading and take me to the > 'Subject' field.” > - “Take me to the comment field so I can dictate a comment.” > - “Reread the comment in its entirety.” > - “Press the 'Post' Button.” > > > Privacy > > > > User privacy is a top priority at AppleVis, including when we integrate > new technologies. AppleVis and InnoSearch do not collect any personally > identifiable information from users of CoBrowse AI. CoBrowse AI voice > chats are anonymized and transcribed into text by InnoSearch, and these > anonymous text transcripts are used by InnoSearch to improve the CoBrowse > AI product. InnoSearch does not save any voice recordings; only anonymous > transcripts of text chats are stored. AppleVis does not and will not have > access to transcripts of your chats with CoBrowse AI, nor do we wish to do > so. InnoSearch will provide AppleVis with anonymized and aggregated usage > information, which will help inform us on uptake and efficacy of CoBrowse > AI and help us determine whether to move forward with a public beta/pilot > program for all AppleVis users in the future. > > > About the Beta > > > > For this initial beta period, we are looking for AppleVis users who either > (1) Use voice-based technologies (Siri, Voice Control, etc.) for some or > all of their device interactions; or (2) have a strong interest in > interactive AI-based technologies and how these technologies can be used to > empower and make the web more accessible for blind or low vision people. > We are also very interested in feedback from assistive technology trainers > or others who work to support and empower those who are blind or low vision. > > > > During the beta period, testers will be asked to use CoBrowse AI in their > daily interactions with the AppleVis website and to provide written > feedback on their experience. Beta testers will be invited to join a > private mailing list for program participants, and to submit any > questions/feedback to the AppleVis Team through the mailing list. Feedback > will be anonymized and sent to InnoSearch for review and product > improvement. Our experience has been that the team at InnoSearch is > incredibly responsive to user-submitted feedback, and we have every reason > to expect that this level of engagement will continue. As CoBrowse AI > evolves, users will be asked to test and provide input on the changes being > made. > > > The Fine Print > > > > By participating in the CoBrowse AI beta, you acknowledge that you > understand the following: > > > > - Participation in the CoBrowse beta is voluntary, and users should > expect to receive no financial recompense for their involvement. > - As with all AI-based technologies, it is possible that some outputs > the system generates may be unexpected, inaccurate, disturbing, and/or > offensive. In the unlikely event that the system generates disturbing or > offensive content, users are asked to immediately report the occurrence to > the AppleVis Team. > - CoBrowse AI on AppleVis is in beta, and the outcome of this first > round of community testing/feedback, along with anonymized usage > information, will influence whether or not we move forward with a pilot > program for all website users. The existence of CoBrowse in beta should > not be taken as a guarantee that the feature will be made publicly > available. > - Until we announce the feature publicly, we ask that beta > participants please not discuss CoBrowse on AppleVis with people outside of > their immediate family/partner. > - AppleVis reserves the right to discontinue the CoBrowse Beta Program > for any reason, with or without notice. > > > How to Participate > > > > If you would like to participate in this initial CoBrowse beta, please > reply to this email. We will activate CoBrowse on your AppleVis account, > add you to the email list, and be in touch with next steps in the coming > days. > > > > Thank you for your time, and for being part of the AppleVis Community. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Michael Hansen > > Director | AppleVis > > www.AppleVis.com > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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