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Speech Recognition

Speech recognition solutions enable machines to understand and act on human speech inputs, and are the basis for many of the technologies we use today. See below for the latest speech recognition news, trends, and solutions.

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The Top Speech Technologies and Vendors: The 2021 Speech Industry Awards

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

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: AppTek Takes Captioning to New Screens

AppTek has a long history of innovation in the areas of artificial intelligence, speech recognition, machine translation, natural language processing and understanding, and text-to-speech technologies, and finally it is getting the worldwide recognition it deserves.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: Deepgram Applies AutoML to Automatic Speech Recognition

Like AppTek, San Francisco-based Deepgram, also joined CallMiner's Open Voice Transcription Standard (OVTS) as a founding member, but that is just one of the many partnerships it signed in the past year to advance its speech recognition capabilities.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: HandsFree Health Keeps Seniors Safe

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
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Four Pitfalls to Avoid When Building Compelling Voice Experiences

As voice experiences grow in popularity, here are some pitfalls developers can avoid when creating voice-focused products. 

Adam Sypniewski // 20 Jul 2021

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

Voice Technology is Essential to Digital Transformation

Advances in speech technology are ensuring that voice continues to have a role in customer interactions.

Rohan Ganeson // 25 May 2021

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
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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.

Leonard Klie // 09 Aug 2021

The Future of Intelligent Voice Assistants

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

Phil Shinn // 16 Aug 2021

Building the Next Generation of ASR: Speech Emotion Recognition Apps

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

Kashyap Kompella // 07 Sep 2021

Are ASR Engines Ready for Machine Translation?

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

Sue Ellen Reager // 24 Aug 2021
Speech Technology Reports and Research

How Businesses Use AI for CX Success!

Sponsored by NICE Nexidia

10 Sep 2021

Learn How AI is Advancing the Transcription Process

Sponsored by Deepgram

30 Aug 2021

How AI Automatic Speech Recognition Works

Sponsored by Deepgram

30 Aug 2021

Learn How to Make Your Application Voice-Ready

Sponsored by Deepgram

30 Aug 2021
Speech Recognition Companies and Suppliers