{"id":9534,"date":"2026-06-01T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9534"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:41:27","slug":"building-the-future-jennine-stanley-explains-airas-new-build-ai-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9534","title":{"rendered":"Building the Future: Jenine Stanley Explains Aira\u2019s New Build AI Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8809\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9534-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenine Stanley joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to discuss Aira\u2019s new Build AI Program, an initiative designed to help shape the future of accessible technology. The program gives Aira users an opportunity to contribute to the development and improvement of AI-powered accessibility tools while continuing to benefit from Aira\u2019s professional Visual Interpreters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenine explains how Build AI works, what participation means for users, and the safeguards Aira has put in place to protect privacy. Participation is completely voluntary, users can opt out at any time, and no personally identifiable information is shared with Aira\u2019s AI partners. As an added benefit, Build AI participants receive complimentary Aira minutes for the month of June and more opportunities throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune in to learn how Aira is combining human expertise and emerging artificial intelligence to create new possibilities for blind and low vision users, while keeping accessibility, privacy, and user choice at the center of the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Build AI by visiting Aira&#8217;s&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aira.io\/build-ai-faq\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thanks for listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8811\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9534-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Aira0626.mp3 Podcast Summary: Jenine Stanley joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to discuss Aira\u2019s new Build AI Program, an initiative designed to help shape the future of accessible technology. The program gives Aira users an opportunity to contribute to the development and improvement of AI-powered accessibility tools while continuing to benefit from Aira\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0035.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2tM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8464,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8464","url_meta":{"origin":9534,"position":0},"title":"Aira Unveils Meta Ray-Ban Integration, Walmart Partnership, and More","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"November 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Success and Engagement at Aira, joins Jeff Thompson on Blind Abilities to share exciting updates. 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