0:00:00.373,0:00:03.770 ♪ (playful music) ♪ 0:00:04.002,0:00:06.469 (laughter) 0:00:08.804,0:00:14.838 Hi, I'm Jana, I manage[br]the Accounting and HR functions. 0:00:14.838,0:00:16.470 My name is Margarita. 0:00:16.470,0:00:20.686 I work as a Software Tester at Amara. 0:00:20.686,0:00:24.020 [How do you spend your weekends?] 0:00:24.338,0:00:30.102 Most likely table tennis or cycling[br]to one of our local beautiful beaches. 0:00:30.102,0:00:33.654 I like cooking and also,[br]I do some volunteer work. 0:00:33.654,0:00:34.402 Reading. 0:00:34.402,0:00:35.069 Reading. 0:00:35.069,0:00:37.701 Reading some interesting books. 0:00:37.701,0:00:40.752 [Do you have any pets or plants?] 0:00:40.752,0:00:42.536 I have six dogs, 0:00:42.536,0:00:44.286 they're all rescued, 0:00:44.286,0:00:46.637 so I play a lot with my dogs. 0:00:46.637,0:00:49.503 I have a peace lily[br]that I've had for years. 0:00:49.503,0:00:51.772 This is Lily Tomlin, no relation. 0:00:51.772,0:00:55.785 [What do you love about[br]working at Amara?] 0:00:55.785,0:00:58.269 Just connecting with our audience, 0:00:58.269,0:01:01.752 just to make somebody's life [br]a little be easier 0:01:01.752,0:01:06.602 just for that moment[br]that they're reading my support article 0:01:06.602,0:01:07.991 or whatever it is. 0:01:07.991,0:01:13.888 At the end of the project,[br]when I'm delivering, 0:01:13.888,0:01:17.202 let's say a completed video[br]with some captions and subtitles, 0:01:17.202,0:01:21.653 that actually makes me feel[br]really, really fulfilled, 0:01:21.653,0:01:24.202 like, "Oh, now we have[br]more videos out there 0:01:24.202,0:01:28.302 with captions and subtitles,[br]more people will be able to access it." 0:01:28.302,0:01:29.870 Absolutely the people. 0:01:29.870,0:01:34.035 Everyone's interest in [br]making the world better truly 0:01:34.035,0:01:37.502 is just unbelievable. 0:01:37.502,0:01:41.985 Everybody has this thing[br]that somehow is motivated 0:01:41.985,0:01:44.902 by the overall mission of Amara, 0:01:44.902,0:01:47.204 which is actually to provide accessibility 0:01:47.204,0:01:52.054 and also use their skills[br]to share information with others. 0:01:52.054,0:02:00.936 It's a special culture,[br]there's not much of a top-down hierarchy. 0:02:00.936,0:02:03.853 It's really a cooperative effort. 0:02:03.853,0:02:09.012 We're all very [inaudible][br]to check graphically ending time 0:02:09.012,0:02:12.141 but we always find time for each other. 0:02:13.419,0:02:17.319 [What languages do you speak?] 0:02:17.319,0:02:22.969 I'm only fluent in English[br]but I'm learning American Sign Language, 0:02:22.969,0:02:27.837 Russian --my spouse's family[br]if from the former Soviet Union, 0:02:27.837,0:02:32.952 so I'd like to be able to speak to[br]the other generations in that family. 0:02:32.952,0:02:36.502 English, Spanish, as my native language-- 0:02:36.502,0:02:40.253 My native language is Russian[br]and I use English for work-- 0:02:40.253,0:02:43.420 Cantonese, a little bit of Mandarin-- 0:02:43.420,0:02:48.119 I have also learned some Spanish,[br]German and Chinese. 0:02:48.119,0:02:51.352 French and a little bit of Arabic. 0:02:51.670,0:02:57.736 English and about this much Spanish.[br](laughter) 0:02:58.369,0:03:02.286 [Pop Quiz: When was the first version[br]of Amara released?] 0:03:02.286,0:03:05.271 Either 2010 or 2013...? 0:03:05.271,0:03:07.197 2006? 0:03:09.063,0:03:10.421 2001? 0:03:11.320,0:03:13.510 Yeah, no, I don't know. 0:03:13.833,0:03:15.212 2010. 0:03:15.212,0:03:19.189 That's when the first prototype[br]was created. 0:03:24.403,9:59:59.000 That everyone has the same opportunity, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 being able to understand [br]the world through video 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and through the captioning [br]and translation that we do, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that other people do-- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 no limits. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It means a lot. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I have a cohlear implant[br]and they are hearing aid. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Without them, I cannot hear[br]practically anything at home 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and with them is okay[br]in one-to-one conversations, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but not so nice when you use [br]something technical, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when you're watching videos[br]or talk over the phone, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so subtitles mean a great deal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Accessibility to me starts with empathy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A lot of my friends, actually,[br]don't speak English, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so being able to help[br]to make a lot of the information 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that I have helped[br]to subtitle into Spanish, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if I can share it with some[br]of my friends back in Venezuela, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 or my family, or my mom... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it feels really good. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [What effect do you hope[br]Amara will have on the world?] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Acceptance and, I mean, the world[br]is in such a difficult place-- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 communicating, you know,[br]just communicating. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 When we work every day 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with so many people[br]from so many other countries, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you just realized people are different[br]but the same, from all over. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think there's a lot of[br]untapped attention 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for this tool to be used[br]by other types of users. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Transcription is a great opportunity 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 for people who have vision problems[br]to find employment. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I really hope to see this happen. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Using AI to generate [br]subtitles and captions, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you know, that has been on the rise[br]for the last few years 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and there has been a lot of humor[br]and a lot of mistakes, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that definitely highlights 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 how important people are [br]to the process of language in any form. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm hoping that the way we treat people, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the way how we put 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 their experience first,[br]and their abilities first, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 will be noticed [br]and that that would inspire 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 other people to say [br]that it's not impossible to do that.