Host Tracey Spencer Walsh sits down with Anil Babbar, attorney, technologist, and founder of Guardian Watch AI, for a gripping and deeply personal conversation about transforming tragedy into innovation. After his son, a young man with autism, suffered horrific abuse in a residential program, Anil turned his grief into action, building an AI-powered platform designed to safeguard vulnerable populations through real-time anomaly detection and video monitoring.

With decades of experience in finance, law, and artificial intelligence, Anil shares how Guardian Watch AI aims to close the accountability gaps in residential care facilities, nursing homes, and beyond.

Together, he and Tracey confront the systemic failures that allow abuse to persist and explore the promise, and ethical complexities, of technology as a guardian for those who cannot protect themselves.

What you will take away from this difficult but vital conversation:

🟡 How a personal tragedy led to the creation of Guardian Watch AI
🟡 Why abuse in residential and care facilities is far more widespread than reported
🟡 How computer vision and AI can detect anomalies, preserve evidence, and alert caregivers in near real-time
🟡 The urgent need for legislation mandating cameras and oversight in facilities housing vulnerable people
🟡 The balance between privacy, accountability, and safety in caregiving environments
🟡 How listeners can get involved by contributing video data, advocating for legislation, and raising their voices for systemic reform

“We as a society will be judged by future generations for how we treat our most vulnerable. Right now, we’re getting a failing grade.” -Anil Babbar

This episode is both a call to action and a glimpse into how technology can reshape protection and accountability for people who cannot advocate for themselves. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, educator, policymaker, or advocate, Anil’s story and vision will leave you informed, outraged, and inspired to act.

Press play now to hear how one father’s fight could change the future of care and safety for thousands.

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.