TE — AI Voice Navigator

TE (Third Eye) is our voice-first navigator. It listens for the wake phrase "Hey TE", takes a spoken command, performs the action — navigate, read aloud, control the audio tour, switch theme — and confirms verbally. TE is built into every page on our website.

A small client-side agent uses the browser's Web Speech API to listen continuously for the wake word. When it fires, a second recognition pass captures the command, which is routed through a rules-based intent parser. Confirmations are spoken back via speech synthesis. Commands map to keyword patterns — there is no cloud round-trip and no network dependency once the page has loaded, so TE keeps working on slow or intermittent connections.

Mouse and keyboard navigation assume a user can see the interface. For someone blind or low-vision, every click is a search. TE removes the search: speak the destination and get there. It also helps hands-free users — caregivers, users with motor impairments — explore the same site with no pointing device at all.

Click the TE pill under the top navigation and grant microphone permission once. After that, say "Hey TE" anywhere on the site. Try: "Hey TE, go to donate." "Hey TE, read this page." "Hey TE, dark mode." "Hey TE, pause the audio." Say "Hey TE, help" for the full command list, or "goodbye" to turn TE off.

Today TE only lives in our web browser. Next milestones: a standalone iOS and Android app so TE travels with our users, then a browser extension that brings the same voice interface to any site on the internet, and finally an OS-level integration that runs TE alongside system screen readers without fighting them for focus.