Emotion Is the Next Frontier in Human-Computer Interaction

Ever since the early days of the speech technology industry, engineers and developers have been on a never-ending quest to make voices that sound more lifelike and natural.

The Future of Intelligent Voice Assistants

Will you have one voice assistant or many? Which model will dominate?

Are ASR Engines Ready for Machine Translation?

Speech recognition has come a long way, but even minor errors can make a big difference.

Speech Technology's Invaluable Assist

Our extraordinary assistive speech technologies were years in the making.

Building the Next Generation of ASR: Speech Emotion Recognition Apps

Getting rich real-world data is critical, but it's only half the battle.

Speech and AI: From Tipping Point to Table Stakes

Gone are the days when adding virtual assistants was enough.

Interaction Analytics Bring Real-Time Guidance to Contact Centers

Thanks to AI, the solutions are powering more personalized CX.

The Microsoft-Nuance Alliance: A Curative for Caregiver Conversations?

Nuance's enhanced cloud offerings could aid healthcare-focused analytics

3 Trends That Will Shape IVA Development

Voice assistants are poised to become more specialized and less platform-specific

Speech Is Headed in New Directions

Though still in its very earliest stages, edge computing is being recognized for the transformative role it could play in voice interfaces.

Designing a Web Site? Learn from the Speech Business—Please!

Contact centers, whether with human or automated attendants, have a lot to teach corporate websites about usability.

Speech Emotion Recognition: The Next Step in the User Experience

Enhancing speech technology's emotional quotient will do wonders for human-machine interactions. The first in a two-part series.

We Need Answers: Conversational Systems and Answer Technology

Digital assistants are getting better all the time, and answer technology needs to keep pace

Speech Technology as Hyperpolyglot? Soon, That Will Be No Hype

The ability to converse in multiple languages is a big business advantage, and speech solutions are working on the problem.

Speech Is Up for Any Challenge

As consumers' interactions shifted to digital channels, voice has become the interface of choice for many of those interactions.

Let’s Take Action Before It’s Too Late

Has technology reached a point where it's nearly impossible to rein in, where legislation will never be able to catch up with the speed of advancing technology and innovation?

A Tangled Web of Intelligent Assistants

Getting them all to cooperate would tap their incredible potential

Speech Technology Can Help Revive Indigenous Languages

Speech-to-speech translation can make education, media, and business more linguistically inclusive.

Businesses’ Voice Assistants Are Coming to a Smart Speaker Near You

Soon it will be de rigueur for every business to have its own IVA.

Speech Technology Is Not Yet Conversational Technology

The industry still lacks tools to support true conversation