Meeting minutes
Accessibility of machine learning and generative AI.
Janina: notes comments that have been made but not archived. Janina suggests moving them to an archived forum.
Janina: suggests bringing more of the discussion to the list and the meeting.
Janina will move the conversation to a group forum.
jasonjgw: Recalls announcement -- but no link
jasonjgw: Dot company developing a conversion tool that uses AI to create braille display
jasonjgw: Still looking for a URI on this -- news came via email
jasonjgw: Also noting discussion aimed at reducing cost of ml models
jasonjgw: Constraints and assumptions are unlikely to persist
Janina: we expect cost reductions over time with technology
janina: Notes Jason said "as expected," because that is indeed what we expect
jasonjgw: Cost reduction, smaller, more efficient, more capable ...
jasonjgw: Generally skeptical that tech progresses rapidly, but seems to be the cfase now in AI
Janina: development can happen unevenly, with periods of rapid progress punctuating slow progress (tipping points, etc.).
Janina: suggests having a first public working draft by early April to coincide with TAG and AC meetings.
Janina: we would need a resolution to commence a CfC by mid-March.
Janina will write/expand the table of contents, as earlier proposed.
Immersive Captions.
Janina: it's taking a back seat to APA WG charter updates.
Janina: we need a draft Charter by early March.
Janina: notes the additional value of building the ideas into products and gaining experience.
Janina: notes not everybody invited from the community group joined APA last year.
Janina: we'll bring it back in two weeks.
Miscellaneous topics.
Janina notes vacation plans for the first week of March - consider whether to meet.
Janina notes by March we'll be working on AI/ML and Immersive Captions.
Janina: there may be some scope discussion during APA Working Group rechartering.