Comment by ALittleLight

I agree with you that someone who is good with a screen reader can efficiently move through web interfaces. A good screen reader user is faster than the typical user.

However, not all blind people are good with screen readers. For them, an AI assistant would be useful. Even for good screen reader users an AI could be useful.

An example: Yesterday, I needed to buy new valve caps for my car's tires. The screen reader path would be something like walmart -> jump to search field, type "valve cap car tire" and submit -> jump to results section -> iterate through a few results to make sure I'm getting the right thing at a good price -> go to the result I want -> checkout flow. Alternatively, the AI flow would be telling my AI assistant that I need new car tire valve caps. The assistant could then simultaneously search many provider options, select one based on criteria it inferred, and order it by itself.

The AI path, in other words, gets a better result (looking through more providers means it's likelier to find a better path, faster delivery, whatever) and also, much easier and faster. Of course, not only for screen reader users, but also just everyone.