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16% Diaphragm, 100% Genius: How AI is Saving Cho’s Voice
Category: Health
Duration: 01:02:18
Publish Date: 2026-02-18 05:10:00
Description:

What happens when your body is slowly losing its ability to breathe, but your brain is busy building the future of technology? This week, the fellas (and a very helpful Brock) sit down with Chouaieb (Cho), an AI Black Belt at Google who is quite literally using technology as a personal savior. Cho lives with Ulrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (UCMD), a rare condition that has left his diaphragm functioning at just 16% capacity. For Cho, the "AI revolution" isn't about deepfakes or taking jobs - it's about cloning his own voice so he can keep telling stories to his three kids after his inevitable tracheostomy. We dive into the raw logistics of "engineering a life": from why he has to basically dehydrate himself just to sit through a podcast, to the nightmare of calling 50 hotels just to find one with a bed that fits a medical lift. It’s a conversation about "Career Pivots," the BS "Saint or Pity" binary society forces on disabled people, and why Cho identifies more as an entrepreneur than a patient.


Connect with Cho:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nemri

Instagram: @choe_nemri

Mentorship & Advocacy:

FREE Mentorship (Disabled in Tech): https://cal.com/nemri/disability

Professional Paid Mentorship: https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/chouaiebnemri/

Cho’s Accessibility Projects:

* Airbnb Accessibility Analyzer: https://github.com/cnemri/airaccess

* WheelAir: A repository of airline wheelchair policies: https://wheelair.netlify.app/


You can watch this entire episode over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EVgIbBQOxtKJ4qjAlfeutzZRfCGV8nb


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