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Startup led by former CU student hopes to use AI to revolutionize sound

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Isaiah Chavous is the CEO of Noctal, which is working to innovate the audio experience for filmmakers and content creators using Artificial Intelligence.

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.