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The 2022 State of Artificial Intelligence

Accuracy improves, but privacy concerns loom.

Erik J. Martin // 17 Feb 2022

Building a Voice Brand Is a Sound Policy

As more marketing moves to audio channels, companies need a unified voice.

Phillip Britt // 01 Nov 2021

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: ReadSpeaker Gives a New Voice to TTS

ReadSpeaker has been leading the way in text-to-speech (TTS) for more than two decades, delivering high-quality, lifelike voices for artificial intelligence-driven conversational applications, interactive voice response systems, and embedded applications.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: SoundHound Feeds the Voice-Enabled Drive-Through

Speech technology has started to transform drive-through and drive-in interactions for quick-service restaurant chains, and Santa Clara, Calif.-based SoundHound is at the forefront of that innovation.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

Industry Voices

Speech Recognition - The Gaming Industry's Answer to Avoiding Fines

Speech recognition is processor intensive, but a well-engineered, highly tuned GPU-powered system can decrease costs and allow gaming companies to train the system to cope with customers' specific languages.

Nigel Cannings // 13 Jul 2021

The Case for Active Listening in Speech Recognition (Video)

SpeakEasy AI CEO Frank Schneider explains how AI and active listening improve ASR accuracy in this clip from SpeechTEK 2018.

21 Sep 2018

The Game Changer in Gaming: Voice Recognition Technology

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?

Emre Akkas // 09 Mar 2018

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Why Speech Tech Is Key to a Well-Rounded Metaverse

Voice adds an exciting fourth dimension to 3-D virtual worlds.

Kashyap Kompella // 11 Apr 2022

In Other Words

Speech Technology Can Help Revive Indigenous Languages

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

Sue Ellen Reager // 02 Dec 2020

In Other Words

A Speech Translation Evangelist on the Business Opportunities in an Interconnected World

Entrepreneur Jeffry Williams, CEO of Worldwide Tech Connections, sees big challenges, and even bigger opportunities for speech tech providers, in the need to tackle the translation requirements of today's business climate.

Sue Ellen Reager // 23 Dec 2019

Forward Thinking

Will Speech Technology Keep Speech Free?

The technology is magical, but can be misused

Moshe Yudkowsky // 29 Apr 2019

Speech Technology Reports and Research