, /PRNewswire/ — Mudita Studios, a leading Seattle-based venture studio, today announced the launch of Sign AI, a revolutionary company poised to democratize communication access for the Deaf community. Backed by a pre-seed investment from Mudita Venture Fund, Sign AI will leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence to provide a cost-effective, readily available, and highly accurate American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation solution. The company is led by CEO Gregory Rutty and CTO Shama Butala.
Sign AI addresses the critical shortage of ASL interpreters and the high costs associated with traditional interpretation services. The company’s innovative, large multi-modal ASL model created in partnership with the Deaf community will offer:
- Human-level, bi-directional interpretation: Sign AI’s technology is designed to pass the CASLI certification, ensuring high-quality interpretation between ASL and English.
- 24/7 availability: Sign AI will eliminate scheduling challenges and long wait times by providing on-demand interpretation anytime, anywhere.
- Cost-effectiveness and scalability:Sign AI will offer a significantly more affordable solution compared to …