Ep 4 - Edward Aguilar - CEO & Co-Founder of Echo Labs

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Edward Aguilar, CEO & Co-Founder of Echo Labs. They discuss Edward's personal connection that led to the launch of Echo Labs, integrating AI into accessibility, customizing audio description, and more.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 Opening Teaser
00:44 Introduction
01:12 Launching Echo Labs
04:40 Personal Connection To Accessibility
07:05 BuellerBot
10:57 About Echo Labs
14:37 Keeping Up With AI
16:43 Accessibility and Generative AI
20:26 Autonomous Agents
24:44 Artificial General Intelligence
29:48 Will Accessibility Job Be Affected By AI?
33:12 Working With People With Disabilities
37:59 Accessibility Customization
42:47 Inspiration and Passion For Accessibility
49:01 Luna Audio Description
54:29 Captioning Timing (Forced Alignment)
56:56 Wrap Up

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TRANSCRIPT:
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EPISODE LINKS:

Echo Labs

BuellerBot

arXiv

Geeks, MOPs, and Sociopaths in Subculture Evolution by David Chapman

alphaXiv

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PODCAST INFO:

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About Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast

The Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast features interviews with the news makers and thought leaders in the world of Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon.

Eamon McErlean is the VP & Global Head of Digital Accessibility and Globalization at ServiceNow.

Joe Devon is the co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and Chair of the GAAD Foundation.

[febejames]

We need to talk about Edward Aguilar and Echolabs. Think Appen and SAMA.