Larry Goldberg has some strong thoughts on the AI vs. human debate in accessibility. Spoiler alert: humans still reign supreme! In this HearSay episode Larry shares the highlights of his journey from leading accessibility at Yahoo to mentoring groundbreaking startups like SignUp Media, which is shaking up the streaming world with sign language interpreters on #Disney+ and Netflix. And that’s just the beginning. From the early days of closed captioning to the cutting-edge innovations of today, Larry and Mike Paciello share a quick masterclass in how tech can truly serve everyone. Click to watch the full episode on our YouTube channel now to get the latest scoop on the latest for accessibility and tech! https://lnkd.in/e7vNxZ4d Video Description: Larry Goldberg and Michael Paciello are looking at the camera on a dark purple background with “HearSay: Guest: Larry Goldberg." Larry is speaking. Transcript: I have become an advisor and a mentor to a number of startups in the field, and I am having a ball. One of them is called SignUp. This is adding sign language to streaming video right now on Disney+ and on Netflix, where you can pop up an interpreter. These interpreters are humans. Humans still have value in this world. And they're doing very important, high-quality sign language. But of course, our investors are asking, what about AI? And our answer is, work needs to be done before you even think about assigning an avatar. Some of them are already popping up, but the Deaf community has made it very clear it's not good enough yet.
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