arXiv:2605.19638cs.HCcs.AI2026-05

提出可访问性能力边界理论,揭示AI生成浏览器原生工具的极限与潜力。

The Accessibility Capability Boundary: Operational Limits and Expansion Potential of AI-Generated Browser-Native Accessibility Systems

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  • 将可访问性视为多维能力空间,受延迟、认知负荷等变量约束
  • 实测两个原型:尼泊尔盲人用的AI界面和开源摄像头对齐助手
  • 发现浏览器内单文件部署可显著突破传统系统限制

随着大语言模型在生成功能性用户界面方面能力增强,一个根本性问题浮现:人工智能驱动的可访问性系统究竟能走多远?本文提出可访问性能力边界(ACB)理论框架,用于分析自主可访问性系统的运行极限与拓展潜力,并基于真实系统原型进行验证。我们将可访问性视为动态多维能力空间,受部署延迟、认知负荷、基础设施依赖、离线持久性、交互复杂度和适应性等可测量变量约束。研究表明,利用标准浏览器API构建的单文件HTML形式的AI生成浏览器原生系统,可通过近乎零部署摩擦实现快速上下文自适应,显著扩展能力边界。本文通过两个真实原型验证理论:一为在尼泊尔为视障用户部署的AI生成浏览器原生界面;二为面向视障用户的开源网络摄像头对齐助手。借助形式化定义、命题推导和对比评估矩阵,我们刻画了此类系统可达与不可达的能力区域。同时识别出计算、基础设施与验证方面的硬性约束,构成该范式的核心边界。本研究为理解自主可访问性计算的可扩展极限提供理论基础,并提出未来无障碍智能系统的研究议程。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

As large language models (LLMs) demonstrate increasing competence in synthesizing functional user interfaces, a fundamental question emerges in accessibility computing: \textit{how far can AI-driven accessibility systems go?} This paper introduces the \textit{Accessibility Capability Boundary} (ACB), a formal framework for reasoning about the operational limits and expansion potential of autonomous accessibility systems, and grounds this theory in a real-world systems artifact. We model accessibility not as a binary compliance property but as a dynamic, multidimensional capability space constrained by measurable variables including deployment latency, cognitive load, infrastructure dependency, offline persistence, interaction complexity, and adaptability. We argue that AI-generated, browser-native systems constructed as single-file HTML artifacts leveraging standard browser APIs may dramatically shift the ACB outward by reducing deployment friction to near-zero and enabling rapid, context-specific interface adaptation. We ground our theoretical framework in the analysis of two real-world exploratory prototypes. The first is an AI-generated browser-native accessibility interface deployed for a blind user in Nepal. The second is a fully functional, open-source webcam alignment assistant for visually impaired users, serving as a concrete systems artifact. Through formal definitions, propositions, and a comparative evaluation matrix, we characterize the regions of the accessibility capability space that such systems can and cannot reach. We further identify remaining computational, infrastructural, and verification constraints that constitute the hard boundaries of this paradigm. This work contributes a theoretical foundation for understanding the scalable limits of autonomous accessibility computing and proposes a research agenda for future work in accessibility-aware AI systems.

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