Wasabi AiR and the Future of Object Storage with Aaron Edell

Host Chris Lacinak is joined by Aaron Edell, SVP of AI at Wasabi to talk about the recently launched Wasabi AiR, AI, object storage, and more. Wasabi AiR is an innovative and strategic development in the DAMosphere that aims to change business as usual and push boundaries with what Aaron describes as redefining object storage. This is a fascinating deep dive and behind the scenes look into an important milestone in the intersection between AI and digital asset management from a leader and expert in the field.

Disclaimer: Neither Chris nor AVP can be held responsible for Aaron's ownership of, or affinity for a Cybertruck :-).

Guest Bio:

Former GrayMeta CEO Aaron Edell joined Wasabi as SVP of AI & Machine Learning in 2024, following Wasabi's acquisition of Curio AI From GrayMeta. Aaron leads the team tasked with developing the company's intelligent cloud storage technology.

Aaron brings deep-rooted experience in media & entertainment product development, innovation, and digital asset management to his newly created role at Wasabi. He was responsible for building many of GrayMeta’s first products, including Curio, and grew GrayMeta into an essential workflow component for the likes of Netflix, Walt Disney Studios, and NBC Universal. He also co-founded Machine Box, an AI company that revolutionized where machine learning could run, and served as Global Head of Business for AWS, leading its Customer Cloud Intelligence and FinOps division.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

DAM Right Soundtrack - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Zz...
Wasabi AiR - https://wasabi.com/cloud-object-stora...
Aaron's Fake News Detection Blog Post -   / i-trained-fake-news-detection-ai-with-95-a...  
GrayMeta - https://graymeta.com/
Fortune Magazine Article on Liverpool FC's use of Wasabi AiR - https://fortune.com/europe/2024/05/08...
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Chapters

00:00 Episode Intro
01:33 Aaron Intro and Background
15:18 Aaron's current work at Wasabi and the path to his current role
27:38 Are consumers ready to put AI and ML to use?
29:15 Case studies
35:58 How to use Wasabi AiR
40:24 MGMs, Models, Magnets, oh my
47:37 Use on non-broadcast quality content
49:42 Digging into workflows and models
58:05 Ethics in AI
64:43 Interoperability within the AI and ML ecosystem
72:20 Humans in the Loop
76:30 Wasabi AiR API and integration with DAM and MAM
78:28 Redefining object storage and blurring of the lines with DAM and MAM
87:35 Aaron's last favorited song