Sign language meets AI

An AI-powered sign language learning app, developed by three hearing-impaired students, wins top honors at a computing contest, Gui Qian reports.

At the ninth China Collegiate Computing Contest Mobile Application Innovation Contest held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in November, a sign language learning app named ArtfulSign (Miaoshou in Chinese) emerged as the top winner.

Among 240 participating teams, ArtfulSign won the championship, the Most Innovative Award, and the Social Responsibility Innovation Award.

Developed by three hearing-impaired students from Beijing Union University, the app is designed to help hearing individuals learn sign language to communicate with those who have hearing loss.