November/December 2023
Magazine Features
Industry-Standard Speech App Building Blocks Take Shape
Paul Korzeniowski //
06 Nov 2023
Interface interoperability is becoming closer to reality, but more work is needed.
10 Tips for Maximizing Content for Voice Search
Phillip Britt //
06 Nov 2023
A quarter of the world's population uses voice search, and the numbers are only going to rise.
COLUMNS:
Editor's Letter
Interoperability Benefits Everyone, So Everyone Should Get Behind It
Leonard Klie //
06 Nov 2023
While the need to improve interoperability is clear, a lot of work must be done to forge a comprehensive set of standards.
In Other Words
Automatic Dialogue Replacement Will Translate to Big Profits
Sue Ellen Reager //
05 Dec 2023
Voice-to-voice translation is one of the most potentially lucrative uses for voice cloning technology.
Interact
Generative AI and Speech Technology: Proceed with Caution
Kashyap Kompella //
27 Dec 2023
With great power comes great responsibility.
A View from AVIOS
A Perfect Storm of Speech Technologies
Deborah Dahl //
19 Dec 2023
Now's the time to consider what new applications might be possible.
Voice Value
Speech System Designers Need to Hold Procedural Memory in Mind
Robin Springer //
06 Nov 2023
Don't assume all users will be able to follow design updates.
FYI
NYC Mayor Uses Voice Tech for Multilingual Robocalls
Leonard Klie //
06 Nov 2023
The robocalls, delivered via voice clone tech, present information on city job fairs and other events in Spanish, Yiddish, Haitian Creole, Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese, and several other languages.
Voice’s New Frontier: Diabetes Detection
Leonard Klie //
06 Nov 2023
Research has found significant vocal variations in people with and without type 2 diabetes and suggests that voice technologies could be used to detect the condition.