This Week at A-CX: August 17, 2026

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We’re on the floor at iVT Expo outside Chicago this week, a new version of the Eclipsa Audio Plugin just shipped, and our AI governance page is live in Solutions.

iVT Expo, Chicago

This week, come visit us at iVT Expo, running Wednesday and Thursday, August 19 and 20, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center outside Chicago. Ville Houttu and Mikko Peltola are in Hall F, showing off-highway vehicle software that is already in production and the Agentic AI running behind it. Plan your visit and bring the workflow that is slowing your team down.

New Eclipsa Release

We’re excited to be publishing a new release of the Eclipsa Audio Plugin, version 1.4.5 Beta. It fixes the plug-in failing to start on Windows Home and replaces several silent export failures with feedback that tells you what went wrong. You can read the release notes here.

AI Governance Page

We’ve added an AI Governance page, now in Solutions alongside Engineering, Agentic AI, and Secure Cloud. It shows how A-CX AI Nexus surfaces the AI tools already running inside a company and puts a named owner on each one. Read it and see which of your own tools you cannot account for.

Thoughts and Technology

Here at A-CX we’ve been talking about why nobody switches AI models by hand. Ilpo Niva lays out the rule that replaced the judgment call. Read the post.

Ville shared some thoughts about software moving from the copilot era to the autopilot era, and what that shift asks of the people overseeing it. Read his post.

  • Branden Crawford

    Branden Crawford is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at A-CX, renowned for his leadership, technical expertise, and specialization in artificial intelligence. A seasoned backend polyglot developer, he has many years of experience designing and building scalable, secure distributed systems and excels in software development, machine learning, big data, and cloud solutions. Branden’s strategic vision, deep AI/ML expertise, and focus on high-performance workflows have consistently driven innovation in high-profile technology roles. His transformative leadership has solidified his reputation as a forward-thinking CTO and AI specialist.

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