Advances in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and more fueled speech industry progress in the past year.
The Editors of Speech Technology //
02 Aug 2021
HandsFree Health is revolutionizing the voice-enabled virtual health assistance market with a complete line of voice-enabled products to help the elderly stay safe and healthy in their homes.
The Editors of Speech Technology //
02 Aug 2021
Nuance had long been considered an acquisition target, and Microsoft finally pulled off a deal in April worth $19.7 billion. Microsoft reportedly plans to use Nuance's technology to augment its cloud products for healthcare, which were launched last year.
The Editors of Speech Technology //
02 Aug 2021
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
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
Intelligent virtual assistants still need improvements, analysts conclude after five leading systems are put to the test.
Deborah DahlChristy Doran //
06 Oct 2020
As consumers get more accustomed to using voice interfaces, wake words will become more prominent.
Todd Mozer //
29 Sep 2020
Building digital assistants to help customers is becoming an industry requirement, so companies should start soon if they don't already have one.
William Meisel //
09 Jan 2020
Gone are the days when adding virtual assistants was enough.
Nancy Jamison //
24 Sep 2021
Our extraordinary assistive speech technologies were years in the making.
Kevin Brown //
02 Sep 2021
There's still a lack of official standards, but some promising metrics have emerged
Deborah Dahl //
10 Jun 2021
Voice assistants are poised to become more specialized and less platform-specific
James A. Larson //
23 Jun 2021