Speech Technology Inches Closer to the Edge

An emerging computing paradigm, edge computing, promises to improve response time, lower costs, and enhance security, but the ecosystem is immature.

Paul Korzeniowski // 12 May 2021

2021 State of the Speech Technology Industry

The latest developments and trends in seven important sectors

The Editors of Speech Technology // 04 Feb 2021

Curbing Speech Data Overreach

More regulation is needed to protect voice data privacy and security, experts agree

Erik J. Martin // 01 Nov 2020

Teaching with Speech

Voice technology has infiltrated the learning environment, improving schools for students and educators alike

Erik J. Martin // 01 Aug 2020

Debunking the Most Common Myths in Voice Technology

Demand for voice-enabled devices has skyrocketed during the pandemic, and in the rush to capitalize on it, businesses can easily fall prey to common misconceptions about voice-enabled products. This piece debunks these myths one by one. 

Paul Beckmann // 06 Apr 2021

Wake Words Will Soon See a Resurgence

As consumers get more accustomed to using voice interfaces, wake words will become more prominent.

Todd Mozer // 29 Sep 2020

Netflix's "The Circle" Provides a Glimpse into the Future of Speech Recognition

The future is now for voice recognition technology as industries from automotive to healthcare embrace the technology.

Probal Lala // 16 Mar 2020

The Internet of Things Is Getting Emotionally Intelligent

As IoT devices have exploded, we're approaching a new paradigm in which the internet-connected devices in our lives are emotionally intelligent and able to react to and interact with the world.

Rana Gujral // 20 Nov 2019

Speech Industry News

• Continental and Elektrobit Integrate Amazon’s Alexa Custom Assistant
• Voiceitt Launches Speech Recognition App for People with Speech Impairments
• Knowles Releases White Goods Standard Solution to Bring Voice Control to Smart Home Appliances
• Whirlpool Brings Proactive Voice Alerts through Google Assistant

Speech Industry Q & A

• Q&A Michael McTear: Breaking Down Conversational Artificial Intelligence
• Q&A: Jon Stine, executive director of the Open Voice Network, about the future of open voice.
• Q&A: Jonathan Eisenzopf, chief technology officer at Discourse.ai, about using human-to-human corpora to train bots faster
• Q&A: Dirk Schnella-Walka, research scientist for multimodal system architecture at modality.ai, about the standardization of intelligent personal assistants.

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Digital Assistants and Privacy: Artificial Intelligence Weighs in

AI has some thoughts about whether it knows too much about you

Kashyap Kompella // 30 Nov 2020

Inside Speech

Amid the Pandemic, Speech Technologies Expand the Telehealth Options

The telehealth approach is now providing treatments across the healthcare spectrum

Kevin Brown // 01 Aug 2020

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Voice Interfaces and Contactless Interactions

A shift in our preferences toward eliminating or reducing touchpoints seems inevitable

Kashyap Kompella // 01 May 2020

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Consumer Voice Apps and Smart Devices Lead the Way for Speech Tech

Interface and data security challenges remain, however

Kashyap Kompella // 07 Feb 2020