Speech Technology eWeekly - November 21, 2018

Features

As ADA Lawsuits Mount, Speech Tech Emerges as Key to Compliance

If you build in the right speech technology tools, you could avoid costly litigation and bad publicity

Improving Conversational Virtual Assistants with Natural Language Processing

Better audio and Big Data are among the advancements making virtual assistants better

Speech Technology News

Quartz Announces AI Studio to Help Journalists Use Machine Learning

Quartz is launching the Quartz AI Studio to help our journalists - and those at other news organizations - use machine learning to report their stories.

Clutch Research Dives into the World of Wearables

Clutch surveyed 503 people about the connected devices they own, how they use connected devices, and how they plan to invest in them in the future.

UCB and Verint Announce Launch of UCB’s PD Coach App, Powered by Verint’s Intelligent Virtual Assistant

Digital Health Coach helps support an automated patient journey for people living with Parkinson's Disease.

New Marchex Institute Study Reveals Phone Calls Can Make or Break the Automotive Customer Journey

Auto manufacturers investing in call analytics are capturing share from competitors.

Industry Voices

What Made AI Mainstream, Part 3: Big Models (Video)

Paco Nathan of O'Reilly Media's R & D Group discusses the role of big models in the commoditization of AI in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.

What Made AI Mainstream, Part 2: Big Compute (Video)

Paco Nathan of O'Reilly Media's R & D Group discusses the role of big compute in the commodification of AI in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.

What Made AI Mainstream, Part 1: Big Data (Video)

Paco Nathan of O'Reilly Media's R & D Group discusses the role of big data in the commoditization of AI in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.

Optimizing Your Business: The VEO Way

Picture this - you are the owner of a restaurant with the best-rated steak tacos in town. While your grills are flaming and the tacos are served to perfection, the volume of reservations and in-store walk-ins is dwindling. You think it's the slow season, until you see your competitor down the block is constantly packed. Did you know Alexa, Siri, Google Home, and other voice devices could be to blame?

Market Spotlights

Market Spotlight: Toys/Robotics

Robot creators are limited only by their imaginations