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Let’s Continue to Prioritize Innovation

The next waves of innovation in the speech technology space promise to be more transformative than ever before.

Connecting With Computers: The Next Breakthrough?

Forget AGI; there's a more realistic benefit to huge AI investments.

Get Speech Recognition Right the First Time, but Quickly!

The technology is seeing much-needed improvements across the board.

Customer Experience AI: Will Perception Drive or Deter Adoption?

We've not yet seen the tipping point for customers when it comes to AI in the contact center.

Laying out a Vision for Agentic Speech Tech

The role of speech technologies in a world of AI agents.

Shopping Made Easy: Features of a Modern Conversational Assistant

An imaginary interaction shows the possibilities. Plus, speech technologies deserve their own Nobels.

Speech’s Next Big Thing Is Moving Fast

Quantum computing is making a resurgence, and speech tools could be beneficiaries.

Speech Industry Award Winners Fuel a Market on the Rise

Their efforts in the past year have left an indelible mark on the entire speech industry, brought the technology to new heights and new markets, and generated a lot of buzz along the way.

Searchable CAs Will Make Conservational AI More Convenient

As conversational assistants proliferate, they'll become harder to discover.

Speech Technology and the Expat Community

Translation apps can help retirees adjust to new surroundings.

How AI Is Transforming Self-Service

Customers show a preference for helping themselves when self-service apps are up to it.

Speech Technology Is Primed for a Big Leap Forward

Personal assistants? Try personalized assistants.

Generative AI’s 6 Paradoxes for Customer Service

The tensions and undercurrents in the wake of genAI should be better understood.

New Trends in Speech Technology: A Report from the Cutting Edge

Here's the research on which dramatic new capabilities are based.

Mobile Apps Need Better Speech Interfaces

Now is the time to consider how your company could implement or upgrade its voice assistant mobile app interfaces.

Case Studies Provide Answers to Real-World Problems

Here's how some of your peers have solved problems similar to yours.

Post-Retirement, Speech Tech Projects Await

What will I do if I stop working? What won't I do

Medical Diagnosis Applications Are the Frontier of Speech Tech

AI-based voice apps can help in the early diagnosis of disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Speaking of Speech Tech’s Future, It Suddenly Arrived

Let's not take all of this progress for granted.

The Future Is Bright for the CCaaS Sector

These expanded platforms have altered the WEM competitive landscape.