Category: Speech Recognition
AI-powered bots, armed with natural language understanding, are giving vital help to users navigating healthcare
Interact,
Posted 14 Jan 2019
Trigger Phrase SDKit for always-on devices extends CEVA's intelligent sound IP portfolio, offering customers a holistic solution for voice-controlled devices such as smartphones, smart speakers, Bluetooth earbuds, and more.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jan 2019
Designed to not invade user privacy or record user conversations, Sensory's VoiceGenie Smart Speaker reference design is a low-cost solution for enabling voice-powered music control on Bluetooth speakers.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jan 2019
I'm not a Luddite, but I am skeptical about the latest shiny new toy. People like me want tech that works for us.
Editor's Letter,
Posted 04 Jan 2019
If you're a content creator of any kind--creating books or audiobooks, podcasts, articles, magazines, videos, you name it--you're eventually going to have to bring that content into the realm of Amazon's Alexa. Here are two tools to help beginners build their skills.
Industry Voices,
Posted 02 Jan 2019
Accurately document patient information without being overheard by others while additionally eliminating all background noise.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Dec 2018
Toymakers are increasingly incorporating speech technology into their dinosaurs, robots, unicorns, and the like
Deployments,
Posted 17 Dec 2018
Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, YITU Technology, has unveiled a Mandarin speech recognition system, showcasing what it says is unprecedented levels of accuracy achieved by such technology thus far.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Dec 2018
Children are exposed to technology at early ages, and voice recognition is emerging as a common way for adults to interact with technology. Yet little work has been done with children's voice recognition systems
FYI,
Posted 10 Dec 2018
Join our new Facebook Group, "Ask the Speech Tech Experts" and become a part of the speech technology community.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Dec 2018
Reverie introduces a voice suite that integrates with chatbots and IVR solutions in 12 languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Nov 2018
Dolbey and Company Inc. announced that it has partnered with CLICKVIEW, a provider of Digital Radiology Informatics reporting, with Dolbey's cloud-based speech recognition solution, Fusion Narrate powered by nVoq.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Nov 2018
Nuance says it will spin-off its automotive business segment into a separate company.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Nov 2018
App developers' jobs might be getting less complicated, again
Forward Thinking,
Posted 26 Nov 2018
Robot creators are limited only by their imaginations
FYI,
Posted 19 Nov 2018
If you build in the right speech technology tools, you could avoid costly litigation and bad publicity
FYI,
Posted 12 Nov 2018
Applicants sought for 2019 WRoCAH AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award Studentships.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Nov 2018
Deep learning and speech recognition help preserve rare languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Oct 2018
Research suggests Nuance dominates the speech recognition market among Radiologists.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Oct 2018
Artificial Solutions CEO Andy Peart discusses the complexities of building conversational interfaces that effectively map language in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.
Industry Voices,
Posted 12 Oct 2018
Artificial Solutions CEO Andy Peart plots out a roadmap for mainstream enterprise-level adoption of conversational AI in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.
Industry View,
Posted 05 Oct 2018
Alexa Fund added as new investor, marking Amazon's first investment in a home prefabrication/construction company.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Oct 2018
Sensory, a provider of wake words for personal assistants, raises the performance bar for always-listening wake word and speech recognition, with an upgraded turn-key voice interface solutions for devices of all shapes, sizes, and power requirements.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Sep 2018
Security and privacy issues around voice assistants are sexy, but these concerns manifest themselves far more often in more mundane ways.
Editor's Letter,
Posted 24 Sep 2018
Alexa now knows how to do millions of things, including new capabilities across Routines, Music, Smart Home, Home Monitoring, Alexa Calling, Amazon FreeTime on Alexa, and more.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 21 Sep 2018
SpeakEasy AI CEO Frank Schneider explains how AI and active listening improve ASR accuracy in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.
Industry Voices,
Posted 21 Sep 2018
Amazon introduced a new line-up of Echo devices, Echo companion devices, and Amazon smart home devices, making it easier to bring the features and convenience of Alexa to any room and now, to the car.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Sep 2018
Cambridge Innovation Capital leads £3.1 million funding round.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Sep 2018
At a time when the pace of change in speech technology evolution and adoption seems to be on hyperdrive, a few key trends are pointing where the industry will move in the coming months.
Feature,
Posted 17 Sep 2018
We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent. In this installment, we talk to Ilana Shalowitz from Wolters Kluwer Health.
Feature,
Posted 05 Sep 2018
Synaptics Incorporated, a developer of human interface solutions, announced its AudioSmart far-field voice (FFV) technology has been designed into Alexa built-in televisions from TCL Corporation.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Sep 2018
We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent. In this installment, we talk to Daniel Povey from the Center for Language and Speech processing at Johns Hopkins University.
Feature,
Posted 20 Aug 2018
TalkingPoint allows a Biomedical Scientist (BMS) to efficiently generate a cut-up report using speech recognition (SR) unassisted by a scribe.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 16 Aug 2018
The Voice Health Summit explores all the ways speech technology and AI are transforming healthcare.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Aug 2018
Both solution buyers and providers need to stay focused on changing alliances and data security.
Inside Speech,
Posted 08 Aug 2018
The program uses advanced speech recognition to assess students.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Aug 2018
Department of the Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Grounds (Belvoir Division) selects AppTek for $1.5M Contract for Machine Foreign Language Translation System (MFLTS).
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Aug 2018
We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent.
Feature,
Posted 06 Aug 2018
These cutting-edge vendors are leading the way in AI, analytics, natural language, smart speakers, and more.
Feature,
Posted 01 Aug 2018
From karaoke assistance to talking robots, here's a roundup of speech industry developments you'll be hearing about soon
Forward Thinking,
Posted 30 Jul 2018
Voice Board provides AI-powered smart correction that makes replacing and correcting typos easier.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jul 2018
Clinc's conversational AI raises accuracy and speeds up wait times at the window and in-store.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jul 2018
Many workers are worried about losing their jobs to AI, but others are grateful for the many ways new, AI-based technologies are making their offices a better place to work.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 25 Jul 2018
Integrated speech reporting and diagnostic decision support workflow demonstrated at AHRA 2018.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 24 Jul 2018
New technology means that speech translation is quicker, more accurate, and cheaper than ever—and international conference goers will reap the benefits
In Other Words,
Posted 23 Jul 2018
Report provides key insights to successfully integrate voice technology in the workplace.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Jul 2018
Seventy-four percent admit they are more loyal to a company if they can talk to a person—versus a machine—when they need assistance, according to a new report from Calabrio.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 18 Jul 2018
In Foreign English Accent Adjustment by Learning Phonetic Patterns researchers reveal how their system leveraged dialectical differences in diction and intonation to create new accented samples of words, which it learned to recognize with some accuracy compared to similar systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 17 Jul 2018
Aspect's Andreas Volmer discusses the value of visually representing conversational flow logic in chatbot design, and explores the advantages of a language-based approach over a statistically based approach in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.
Industry Voices,
Posted 13 Jul 2018
The '730 Patent is the first of AVRS' family of patents in the field of speech recognition and transcription.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Jul 2018
Advances in cognitive computing seek to improve on traditional rules-based algorithms and probability models—but the latter still know their stuff
Interact,
Posted 09 Jul 2018
Aspect's Andreas Volmer discusses key components of a rules-based approach to chatbot design based on a robust language model in Part 1 of this two-part series from SpeechTEK 2018.
Industry Voices,
Posted 06 Jul 2018
Amazon announced Show Mode: a new, immersive hands-free Alexa experience for Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets that provides full-screen visuals that complement voice responses from Alexa.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 Jun 2018
Tact.ai, a conversational AI sales platform, announced the completion of its $27 million Series C fundraiser, bringing the company's total funding to more than $57 million.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 Jun 2018
AISpeech, a China-based artificial intelligence startup, announced a $76 million Series D, boosting its total funding to over $121 million.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 Jun 2018
On the last day of SpeechTEK 2018, I had the pleasure of moderating a Sunrise Session entitled "The Future of Speech-Enabled Applications." The goal of this roundtable was to brainstorm about creative and useful applications that could take conversational interactions to the next level. More than a dozen attendees from a variety of backgrounds held a lively discussion and came up with four innovative ideas, which I have summarized.
Industry Voices,
Posted 20 Jun 2018
You'll never know whether a standard's a good fit if you don't try it out
Standards,
Posted 18 Jun 2018
Mozilla has announced an expansion to its crowd-sourced Common Voice project. The Common Voice Project, which is just about a year old, is creating an open source voice-recognition dataset.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 15 Jun 2018
Roxy, the speech-enabled device that provides full customizable in-room concierge services has announced a partnership with Sensory, the leading provider of wake word technology for voice devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Jun 2018
Wizergos, a startup based out of Bangalore, India, is making use of Advanced Speech recognition technology to change the way meetings are run. The software is designed from the ground up with the intention to make conducting and managing meetings easy.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Jun 2018
ViewLift, a digital distribution and monetization platform, brings Alexa-based voice-activation to its video applications on Fire TV, by integrating Alexa Video Skill capabilities into its feature set. All of ViewLift's partners now can incorporate Alexa voice controls into their Fire TV applications.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Jun 2018
Whether fielding routine questions or helping establish an event's tone, chatbots can be a big part of humanizing and improving the event experience
FYI,
Posted 11 Jun 2018
Alexa helps you look your best with Echo Look, an Echo device with a hands-free depth-sensing camera, built-in LED lighting, and computer vision-based background blur to make your outfits pop. Simply say, "Alexa, take a photo" or "Alexa, take a video" to get a share-worthy shot of your look, no smartphone camera or mirror required.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jun 2018
In an effort to build the most productive, efficient workplace, Xerox will feature Gabi Voice, a voice command solution for its Xerox AltaLink multifunction printers (MFPs).
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jun 2018
Younger consumers—those 18 to 24 years old—are helping to drive adoption of voice technology, yet a study by PwC shows their use of it remains low. What does this mean for companies in the speech sector, and where can inroads be made?
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 06 Jun 2018
You've probably already heard that Alexa recorded a family's entire conversation and then emailed it to someone on their contact's list. This is freaking out some customers who, apparently, didn't understand how Alexa works.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Jun 2018
Yanny or Laurel? By now you've surely heard the audio clip that incited a viral debate (if not, check it out). It's a high-profile example of an interesting phenomenon—different people can listen to the same thing, at the same time, and hear completely different things. Understanding why it occurs—and how the speech recognition systems that drive customer engagement solutions like IVRs, mobile apps, and virtual assistants can accommodate those differences—helps ensure that brands are providing a frustration-free customer experience.
Industry Voices,
Posted 30 May 2018
In an industry that is changing so rapidly, it's hard to pinpoint the trends that really matter. So we turned to the experts at SpeechTEK 2018, and asked Michael McTear, Allyson Boudousquie, Debra Cancro, and Crispin Reedy what trends caught their eye this year.
Industry Voices,
Posted 25 May 2018
Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a bold move toward bolstering its conversation AI capabilities.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 24 May 2018
NovelEffect, a company that many first became aware of through ABC's Shark Tank, has raised $3 million from a variety of investors.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 May 2018
Dialpad, the pure-cloud business communications provider, announced it has acquired TalkIQ, a real-time speech recognition, and artificial intelligence firm.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 May 2018
In a very stealthy move, Nuance purchased VoiceBox Technologies last week.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 May 2018
When its customer service call volume had unexplained spikes, the resort vendor turned to CallMiner for answers.
Deployments,
Posted 21 May 2018
VoiceBase , a provider of AI-powered speech analytics announced a partnership with the University of Sheffield, to develop the next generation of speech and language technology.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 17 May 2018
With regard to AI-enabled devices like Siri and Alexa that listen to surrounding conversations, vendors will likely have to gain permission from European consumers to record and store voices, and ensure that downstream applications are GDPR-compliant as well.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 16 May 2018
24]7.ai, a provider of intent-driven customer experience solutions, released new features to its core product line and AI-powered Virtual Agent, [24]7 AIVA.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 15 May 2018
Amazon started shipping its Echo Dot for kids last week, and it's already raised concerns for two lawmakers.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 15 May 2018
Transforming the travel experience through voice
FYI,
Posted 14 May 2018
As medical practices seek ways to reduce time spent on low-value administrative tasks, CareCloud has added a new option for powerful speech recognition technology that reduces click-based tasks in EHRs and makes clinical documentation smarter and more personal.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 May 2018
At SpeechTEK 2018 in Washington D.C., the Speech Technology Magazine team had the chance to talk with a series of experts about what developments they see developing in speech technology over the next year. Michael McTear, Allyson Boudousquie, Debra Cancro, and Crispin Reedy sat down to talk with us about the developments they see coming down the pipe--and what they would like to see improved.
Industry Voices,
Posted 11 May 2018
Earlier this week, at its annual BUILD conference, Microsoft announced plans to launch Speech Devices, a somewhat confusing name, for a software development kit (SDK) for audio processing across multiple channels.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 May 2018
Reports from Microsoft's BUILD Conference say that Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella announced a partnership between the company and Amazon. Nadella says the two companies will integrate their voice-activated technology.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 May 2018
Speech Processing Solutions announced a new partnership with ORdigiNAL, a European distributor of speech recognition, dictation, document creation, and telephony products. ORdigiNAL will act as specialist distributor in the UK and Ireland for Philips' professional dictation hardware, software, and cloud services.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 May 2018
As industry regulations increase in number, corporations look to speech to ensure adherence
Cover Story,
Posted 01 May 2018
To shed light on what's coming, try looking at developer queries.
Forward Thinking,
Posted 23 Apr 2018
It's infiltrated homes in the form of smart speakers. Now, voice technology is poised to make a big splash in the workplace, as more companies adopt enterprise solutions like Alexa for Business and other speech-enabled tools and conversational interfaces designed to enhance productivity, manage common tasks, and improve communication.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 18 Apr 2018
SpeechTEK 2018 is under way, and according to Brian Garr, the "AI Winter" might finally be over, thanks to DNN.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Apr 2018
Using M*Modal speech recognition, Freeport Health Network sees smoother clinical documentation.
Deployments,
Posted 09 Apr 2018
Microsoft says its made a chabot capable of communicating more like a real person.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Apr 2018
For over 30 years, David Thomson has developed and managed software and algorithm creation for speech recognition, speech synthesis, speech compression, and voice biometrics and managed speech R&D for voice interface systems than have handled over 20 billion calls. He is presenting the SpeechTEK Univeristy course, "Recent Deep Neural Net (DNN) Advances in Speech," at SpeechTEK 2018. He recently joined CaptionCall, a company that builds services for the deaf and hard of hearing. Conference program chair James A. Larson interviewed Thomson in advance of this year's event.
Industry Voices,
Posted 04 Apr 2018
NVIDIA announced "that speech analytics startup Deepgram is the newest member of the GPU Ventures portfolio."
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Apr 2018
Commercial Bank says it has redesigned its Mobile Banking App with significant improvement to the user interface, making banking easier and more convenient for customers.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Apr 2018
Sensory announced it has made a breakthrough in running its TrulyHandsfree wake word and speech recognition AI engine directly on Android and iOS smartphone applications at low-power.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Apr 2018
Biometric solutions built on voice recognition technologies are projected to create an incremental opportunity of $4.5 billion between 2017 and 2025.
Feature,
Posted 02 Apr 2018
Keeping up with the changing whims of search engines has always been a sisyphean task, but now a new obstacle has been tossed into the always evolving SEO mix: voice search. There is some good news, however, for brands and marketing agencies look to optimize content for voice search. Much of what they need to do to optimize content for voice search is simply to hone in on many of the same rules they have used to achieve SEO success in the past.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 29 Mar 2018
Speech technology helps retailers deliver on a connected and productive workforce.
Industry Voices,
Posted 23 Mar 2018
According to IBM's Think Blog, IBM introduced Watson Assistant, a smart enterprise assistant that brings together AI, cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT) that it says will help businesses enhance brand loyalty and transform customer experiences, while keeping the business and customer data private and secure.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Mar 2018
If you're a regular Spotify user, you may have noticed the music streaming service has been testing a hands-free option that allows users to control the app with their voices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Mar 2018
Microsoft is testing voice dictation for Office.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Mar 2018
ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant), a mobile app for language learners, says it has raised $3.2m in a Pre-A funding round. The round was led by Monk's Hill Ventures, whose managing partner, Peng T. Ong, will join Elsa's board.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Mar 2018
Familiarity with voice recognition software has increased exponentially with our use of smartphones (thank you Siri!), voice controls in our cars, and smart home devices like Google Home or the Amazon Echo. So why would I want my gaming experience to be any different?
Industry Voices,
Posted 09 Mar 2018
M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding solutions, unveiled a next-generation Virtual Provider Assistant for physicians at the 2018 HIMSS Conference.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Mar 2018
As a partner of Xilinx and AWS, a deep-learning accelerating solution company, DeePhi Tech, officially launched an automated speech recognition engine--DESE, based on the FPGA platform at AWS.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Mar 2018
Orion Labs, a voice platform for teams in business, enterprise, and government organizations, announced several updates and engagements with industry leaders.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Mar 2018
Crispin Reedy is a Voice User Experience designer and usability professional at Versay Solutions. She has over 15 years of experience on the front lines of the speech industry, in the design, usability, and tuning disciplines. She is presenting the SpeechTEK University course "Strategizing Customer Experiences for Speech" on Wednesday April 11 at SpeechTEK 2018. SpeechTEK program chair, James Larson, talked to Reedy in advance of her conference session.
Industry Voices,
Posted 07 Mar 2018
Conversational interfaces still can't match human-level dialogues.
Meaningful Conversations,
Posted 07 Mar 2018
PullString's new release empowers creative teams and knowledge workers to create advanced and highly branded voice apps for Alexa without having to write any code.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Mar 2018
IPC and GreenKey Technologies announced that they have just signed an agreement for a significant collaboration between the firms. The agreement brings to market a powerful AI-based speech recognition solution that converts real-time voice into useable data for financial market users.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Feb 2018
Talview, a talent assessment technology platform, announced its collaboration with Microsoft to further artificial intelligence and machine learning in recruitment, with the launch of Qton, a talent assistant chatbot.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Feb 2018
If you own a smart speaker, you know that it can be fun trying to trick Alexa, Siri, or Google into doing or saying something it shouldn't—like obeying your friend who imitates your voice commands. While such ruses are fun and harmless, the truth is that bad actors are undoubtedly attempting trickery of a more nefarious nature and voice-controlled systems (VCSs) and speech recognition systems (SRSs) can be easily fooled via clever techniques.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 23 Feb 2018
PromptSmart, a teleprompter app announced the launch of its PromptSmart Pro app for Android. All of the features users love about PromptSmart Pro are included, plus a new look and feel.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 16 Feb 2018
Want to be at the heart of the speech recognition revolution? You might have to move to China—specifically Hefei, Anhui province. Plans have been announced to build a hub for companies working on speech recognition technologies.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 16 Feb 2018
GreenKey Technologies, creator of patented voice software with integrated speech recognition designed for the financial markets, announced that the firm will release its voice API through OpenFin's plugin architecture. OpenFin is the secure desktop operating system used by 45 of the world's banks. The move brings the voice software to potentially thousands of new users at hundreds of firms and creates the first industry standard for adding voice to a firm's applications.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Feb 2018
According to a post on the European Union's website, the EU-funded SIIP (Speaker Identification Integrated Project) aims to put an end to any doubts about voice recognition in the court room "with an innovative probabilistic, language-independent identification system. This system uses a novel Speaker-Identification (SID) engine and a Global Info Sharing Mechanism (GISM) to identify unknown speakers who are captured in lawfully intercepted calls, recorded crime or terror arenas, social media and any other type of speech source."
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Feb 2018
Essence's WeR@Home allows users to connect smart home systems with voice commands through Google Assistant.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Feb 2018
Improvements in speech engines continue as suppliers use more processing power and more sophisticated software to enhance system performance.
Feature,
Posted 05 Feb 2018
Sensory's TrulyHandsfree always-listening voice control allows Avaya Vantage phone users to make calls, video conference, and check voicemail by voice.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Feb 2018
Voice-controlled solution integrates with digital assistants to provide last-mile guidance.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Feb 2018
Offering relies on human transcribers to clean up machine-generated transcripts for greater accuracy.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Jan 2018
NoteSwift's Samantha virtual assistant helps doctors dictate into their athenahealth electronic health records.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Jan 2018
Digital DataVoice implements LumenVox speech enabled solutions on all major IVR platforms
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Jan 2018
Automotive voice suppliers will need to focus more on allowing consumers to use their own preferred technologies.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Jan 2018