Show Notes
Media Tech Talk #004 - Tony Abrahams (AI-Media) Tony Abrahams - Co-Founder and CEO of AI-Media, one of Australia’s most successful media technology exports - joins Daevid Richards for a conversation about the evolution of accessibility in media, the power of AI-driven captioning, and what it takes to build a global company at the intersection of technology and inclusion. In this episode: (00:00) – Introduction & the question that started AI-Media (02:00) – Meeting Foxtel and pitching accessibility as opportunity (06:00) – The science behind why captions improve comprehension (07:00) – Launching live captioning and Facebook partnership (10:00) – From respeakers to real-time AI captioning (12:00) – “AI is like water” – the ubiquity and economics of automation (14:00) – Founding leap of faith and early partnerships (16:00) – Co-founders Alex Jones & Leonie Jackson’s impact and legacy (18:00) – Regulation, inclusion, and Australia’s accessibility advantage (20:00) – The EEG acquisition and building global infrastructure (26:00) – Shifting from human to AI-driven models (28:00) – Lexi Voice: the “Babel fish” for real-time translation (32:00) – The power of being closest to the data (33:00) – Scaling Lexi products worldwide (36:00) – Balancing innovation and responsibility (37:00) – Introducing Lexi AI and internal “dogfooding” (39:00) – Leonie Jackson’s message: accessibility benefits everyone (41:00) – Closing reflections 💬 Guest: Tony Abrahams - https://www.ai-media.tv | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyabrahams/ Host: Daevid Richards & Paul Luckett (Paul was unable to make this episode) 🎧 Media Tech Talk explores the intersection of media, technology, and innovation through candid conversations with the people shaping the future of digital advertising. #MediaTechTalk #TonyAbrahams #AIMedia #AccessibilityTech #Captioning #AdTech #MediaTechnology #AI #BroadcastTechnology #DigitalInclusion #SpeechAI #Automation #MediaInnovation #AustraliaTech
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