W3C

– DRAFT –
RQTF meeting

21 January 2026

Attendees

Present
janina, jasonjgw, John_Paton, scott_h
Regrets
stacey
Chair
jasonjgw
Scribe
jasonjgw, scott_h

Meeting minutes

Accessibility of Machine Learning and Generative AI.

janina: no update this week

will aim to progress this week

ALso podcast discussion about AI that was interesting

Machine learning and generative AI: observations and conclusions.

janina: use case finding eating places, groceries etc with easy access to avoid crossing busy traffic

it worked, but a little too literal

use case: resolving technical issues such as DNS settings

result: AI provided osme good information but didn't resolve

but more efficient at times than web searches

john: good for first check

Miscellaneous topics.

janina: how back as Chair

Farahany, Nita A. The battle for your brain: defending the right to think freely in the age of neurotechnology. St. Martin's Press, 2023.

jason: on bookshare

corporate interest in neuro sensing devices embedded in wearables

neural monitoring coudl be AR and wearable devices

non-invasive, but possible large opt in if consumer tech

benefits v privacy discussed

AI is the tool used to interpret neural signal

Janina: AUR and CAPTCHA work bieng discussed

Minutes manually created (not a transcript), formatted by scribe.perl version 248 (Mon Oct 27 20:04:16 2025 UTC).

Diagnostics

Maybe present: jason, john, result

All speakers: janina, jason, john, result

Active on IRC: janina, jasonjgw, JPaton, scott_h