Tony Abrahams (AI Media) - Media Tech Talk #004

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Media Tech Talk

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Media Tech Talk is a weekly video podcast decoding the media industry across commercial, publishing, and marketing technology. Through a uniquely Australian lens - delivering local insights with global perspectives - hosts Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett draw on more than 50 years of combined experience to explore the tools, strategies, and technologies transforming how media is built, distributed, and monetised. Each episode dives into the how and why behind AI, automation, and emerging innovations accelerating change across the sector, with sharp analysis and candid conversations featuring

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Tony Abrahams (AI Media) - Media Tech Talk #004

Media Tech Talk

42 minutes 28 seconds

1 week ago

Tony Abrahams (AI Media) - Media Tech Talk #004

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.

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