
Part of the beauty of film is being immersed in sound that transports you directly into a scene; movies like "Gladiator" and "Interstellar" are regarded as masterclasses in sound design. But the work -- and time -- involved in creating those finished products are often incredibly labor intensive. Isaiah Chavous hopes to change all that; the University of Colorado Boulder grad is the co-founder and CEO of Noctal, a startup that says it uses ethically-sourced artificial intelligence to automate the sound design process for content creators and filmmakers.