Audible Sight

Mondays just got a whole lot better—especially when they bring novel product announcements! Today, we're thrilled to unveil something truly revolutionary: WeHearYou, an industry first from Audible Sight. As synthetic voices continue to evolve, they are becoming astonishingly lifelike. But there's one pesky issue that remains: occasional mispronunciations. Whether it's a tricky last name (like mine!) or industry-specific terms that don't make the rounds in everyday speech, even the most advanced AI can stumble. Some everyday words can get fumbled as well. We've all heard it—a synthetic voice botching words like "montage" or "renaissance"—and it's time for a solution. That's where WeHearYou comes in! Starting today, Audible Sight customers can submit mispronounced words by simply sending an email to [email protected]. Our cutting-edge AI engine will add the correct pronunciation to our training model, ensuring that every time that word appears in any future video, it will be pronounced perfectly. And it gets better: WeHearYou is completely free for our Enterprise customers with no limit to the number of words. Pro accounts get 52 WeHearYou words per year, and Free accounts can submit 10 words. Huge kudos to our brilliant engineering team for their tireless dedication to listening to customer feedback, pinpointing pain points, and crafting innovative solutions. WeHearYou is a feature that you won’t find anywhere else. Audible Sight is once again leading the charge. We were first-to-market with DIY technology that seamlessly integrates AI-generated audio descriptions into videos—no technical expertise required. It’s a breakthrough that dramatically reduces both the cost and time required to make videos accessible. Every description is quality-checked by a human, ensuring it meets the highest standards. Tailored specifically for B2B content creators, Audible Sight empowers ?businesses, education entities, publishers, government orgs, and nonprofits to add audio descriptions to their videos, opening up a universe of content to over 350 million visually impaired people worldwide. We’re on a mission to transform 100s of millions of hours of content into fully inclusive experiences. *Audio description is for visually-impaired people what captioning is for people who are hearing impaired.

?? Breaking New Ground: Audible Sight’s Latest Release Today, we’re proud to take video accessibility to the next level with Audible Sight’s latest release. In addition to generating accessible video files with automatically embedded audio descriptions, we now produce a WAV audio file that includes the descriptions. This means more flexibility, more compatibility, and more ways to ensure that video content reaches everyone. The WAV file can be seamlessly overlaid onto a video, making it easier than ever to integrate audio descriptions on platforms that support this. Now, our customers can choose the most suitable deployment option. ?? What is Audible Sight? It's like captions—but for your ears. Our AI-enhanced technology makes video content accessible for 340 million people who are blind or have low vision. We were first to market with technology that automates the audio descriptioning process that previously took hours. One enterprise customer reported cutting manual labor from 5-6 hours down to just 30 minutes—without sacrificing quality. (Every description is QC’ed by a human to ensure clarity and accuracy.) ?? Built for Businesses, Education, and More Audible Sight is purpose-built for businesses, education entities, publishers, government organizations, and nonprofits. i.e., It’s not for individuals looking to enhance personal/social videos or content that they don’t own. If your organization produces content, it’s time to embrace accessibility as a strategic advantage and as an opportunity for ROI. ?? The $8 Trillion Opportunity You Can’t Ignore People with disabilities—and their extended networks—wield an astonishing $8 trillion in disposable income. Yet, much of that market remains untapped. By using Audible Sight, you’re not just meeting compliance standards—you’re unlocking a large pool of new audiences, new customers, and new talent. Join the pioneers who are leading the charge in accessibility. Make your videos fully inclusive with Audible Sight—and reach 340 million more viewers, customers, and employees.

Lately, we've noticed what appears to be a full-blown epidemic—let's call it "enthusiastic math". This is basic math-ish. Like, the kind you learn before you get to algebra. Millions are casually counted as billions. Whoops. The same items are triple-counted like they’re on a buy-one-get-two-free sale. Oops. Transactions from the past magically reappear like they’re in a Marvel time loop. And the tiniest, squeakiest line items somehow hog the spotlight while the massive sacred cows conveniently vanish into the mist. Classic. So, in the spirit of creative number-crunching, the team at Audible Sight held an emergency meeting today (okay, our weekly staff call). We unanimously voted to join the new math movement. Effective immediately, we’ve made 65 > 129. That’s right. For the next 60 days, free accounts on Audible Sight will have access to all 129 voices—normally reserved for our Pro and Enterprise customers. Free accounts typically get to choose from 65 voices, which is already a crowd, but hey, why not go to full-on stadium mode? The extra 64 voices include English speakers from across the globe (UK, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, etc.) Even "aluminum" is pronounced the proper way for each locale. Also included are voices in 14 other languages: Mandarin, German, and Italian, to name a few. That’s a lot of options for making your videos accessible in multiple markets. Now, before you ask—no, these aren’t your average, robotic, GPS-sounding voices. Thanks to our partner WellSaid Labs, these synthetic voices are astonishingly lifelike, trained on large datasets from professional voice actors. They capture the nuances of human speech so well that we sometimes catch ourselves saying "bless you" when they sneeze. Props to WellSaid Labs for providing the brilliant tech that we use. Audible Sight would be impossible without WellSaid Labs. Why does this matter? Audible Sight makes video accessible for the 340 million people who are blind or have low vision by adding audio description—kind of like captions, but for your ears instead of your eyes. One of our Enterprise customers told us that what used to take 5-6 hours of manual work now takes them just 30 minutes with Audible Sight. That’s 90% faster. If we accidentally count that twice, it’s even more impressive. Audible Sight is purpose built for business, education entities, publishers, government orgs, and nonprofits. *We’re not trying to be all things to all people. If you’re an individual looking to get audio descriptions for your personal or social videos or for content that you don’t own… Audible Sight is not a suitable tool for that. For the next 60 days, free users get all 129 voices. Why? Because we felt like making numbers work in your favor too. So enjoy that, and may your math always be flexible.

Adding audio description to videos was previously expensive and time-consuming. Not anymore. That was yesterday’s news. In January 2024, Audible Sight launched the first-to-market AI-powered audio description technology, making video accessibility effortless and scalable. We’ve partnered with 1,230+ forward-thinking organizations who are leading the way to ensuring that everyone—regardless of vision—has equal access to information. *Audio description is to people who are blind or visually impaired what captions are to people who are hearing impaired. Our customers consistently tell us that our solution saves them a lot of time, money, and hassle. FYI - Our tech is specifically tuned for use by businesses, education entities, publishers, government orgs, and nonprofits. Try it at: https://lnkd.in/eGjUHNmf

In January, we celebrated our 1-year anniversary at Audible Sight. We were first to market with a DIY AI-powered technology that adds audio description to videos at scale. Audio description is the means by which video is made accessible for 350 million people who are blind or visually impaired. EVERYONE needs access to video in order to fully experience the world. We're a B2B enterprise that partners with over 1,200 (and growing) pioneers who are first out of the gate to make their videos accessible. Video dominates. Video carries critical information for businesses, education entities, publishers, government orgs, nonprofits, and more. But apart from entertainment, few videos are accessible to the blind community. Making those videos accessible isn’t just innovation—it’s a moral imperative. And beginning June 28, it's the law. If your content is available in the EU, you are mandated to add audio description, even if you are located in the USA. Audible Sight is the least costly and quickest way to get that done. Join us to make the world more accessible at: audiblesight.ai

Audible Sight revolutionized accessibility with groundbreaking technology that seamlessly integrates AI-generated audio descriptions into videos. No technical skills are required. (Audio descriptions are to visually-impaired people what captioning is for people who are hearing impaired.) The descriptions get QCed by a human to ensure high quality. Designed specifically for businesses, education entities, publishers, government orgs, and nonprofits, Audible Sight makes it fast and easy to add audio descriptions to videos, removing barriers to video content for 350 million visually impaired people globally. This week, we added 5 new lifelike synthetic voices:? + 3 male Hindi voices + 2 female Hindi voices We now have 129 voices from a wide range of countries and dialects. Our synthetic voices are crafted by professional voice actors who earn royalties from the use of their voice.

Exciting news. Today, we announce a key partnership with Carahsoft. Government entities may now purchase Audible Sight through Carahsoft. Buying through Carahsoft will streamline the purchasing process for a number of government organizations. Carahsoft is the largest government partner and Master Government Aggregator for many best-of-breed software vendors. They have a thorough understanding of government procurement processes to help federal, state, and local government agencies implement the best software solutions. A heartfelt thank you to #Carahsoft for incredible support, for believing in Audible Sight, and for helping us to bring video access - at scale - to 340 million blind and visually impaired people. Without audio description in videos, people who are blind are left out of the massive and fast-growing universe of video content.

We're celebrating. One year ago, on January 25, 2024, we launched Audible Sight at ATIA in Orlando. Our journey since then has been incredible! Video dominates 85% of web traffic, yet fewer than 0.1% of videos are accessible. That’s a staggering gap, and it’s a gap we’re on a mission to close. Beyond entertainment, videos carry critical information for education, government, business, and more. Making those videos accessible isn’t just innovation—it’s a moral imperative. We invented the AI-powered technology that adds audio description to videos. No video editing, voice recording, or audio editing skills are required.?Audio description is the means by which video is made accessible for the 340 million people who are blind or visually impaired. EVERYONE needs access to video in order to fully participate in the world. We are partnering with the pioneering content owners who are first out of the gate to make their videos accessible. ? To our passionate team, our visionary customers, and the millions who benefit from accessible video content—you are the reason we exist, and the reason we celebrate today. I dedicate our 1st year of success to my wonderful dad - our biggest cheerleader - who passed away 3 weeks before we launched. Here’s to the next chapter of innovation and impact. Together, we’re making video accessibility scalable. Together, we’re ensuring that EVERYONE has the freedom of access to all content. #HappyBirthday #AudibleSight #VideoAccessibility #AIInnovation #AccessiblityAtScale #AudioDescriptionMadeEasy #MakingDadProud

One question we often hear is, "How accurate are your audio descriptions?" It’s a fair question. Answer: 100% accurate. With Audible Sight, there’s always a human in the loop, the content owner, who is the subject matter expert. Audio description goes way beyond captions that describe only what the speakers are saying. Audio descriptions explain what is being shown in the video. Audible Sight's AI generates draft descriptions. How accurate are they? A recent audit found that our AI-generated draft descriptions yield up to a 96% to 99.4% accuracy rate right out of the box. Fine-tuning them to 100% accuracy is a breeze with Audible Sight. You can confidently and economically provide video content that’s polished, professional, and accessible. And the best part is: No technical skills are required.

Audible Sight automates the creation of B2B audio description through AI.?What was an expensive and time-consuming process (scriptwriting, narration, video editing) is now efficient. “Adding audio description to a 3 minute social media video used to take 5-6 hours. Now I can do it in under 30 minutes.”? - Content Developer, Federal Agency If you are responsible for creating or curating educational videos, corporate communications (both internal and external), informational content, or government videos, see how Audible Sight makes audio description economical and practical at scale. Try it at audiblesight.ai