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Using AI to draft alt text for complex images

AI can craft excellent alt text for your complex images. Below are a few sample prompts you could use to generate alt text using AI. ChatGPT 5.2 or better gets great results, but other AI trained on image recognition should provide good alt text.

Reminder: Always check the output for accuracy before you apply alt text creating by AI to an image.

General AI text prompt - images, infographics, diagrams, charts and figurative images

Create a textual description of the image for a screen reader. Include verbatim any words or sentences in the image. Include the links between items in charts, diagrams, and graphics.

Diagram prompt

Create a textual description of the image for a screen reader. Include verbatim any words or sentences in the image. Include the location of items in the diagram in relation to one another.

Art appreciation prompt

Identify the name of this piece of art, explain the art techniques and style used, and write a textual description of the image with all of the information in it for a screen reader.

Tables and graphs prompt

Create a textual description of the image with all of the information in it in list paragraph format for a screen reader. Include all of the data points and numbers. Include verbatim any words or sentences in the image.

Scatter plots prompt

Create a textual description of the image with all of the information in it in list paragraph format for a screen reader. Include all of the data points and numbers. Include verbatim any words or sentences in the image. Provide the numbers for each data point and trend.

Math prompt

Create a textual description of the equation for a screen reader.

Credit

All credit goes to The University of Alabama, Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education and their support for AI research and improving accessibility.