Speech Recognition

Google IO 2018: Assistant making calls in an almost human sounding voice raises ethical questions among experts

The digital assistant was also programmed to understand when to respond quickly, such as after someone says "hello," versus pausing as a person might before answering complex questions.

Google is training AI to separate voices in a crowd which could find use in video chat apps as well as hearing aids

According to Google, the technique involves combining the auditory and visual signals of an input video to separate the speech.

Using cognitive insights to navigate and extract value from the sea of data will give your organisation a competitive advantage

Instead of the overwhelming fear of “drowning in data” educational institutions can then swim with confidence and be in control as they use cognitive insights to navigate a new course

Cisco's John Chambers picks up 10% stake in Chennai's speech analytics firm, Uniphore Software Systems

Uniphore's speech analytics product "auMina" and virtual assistant product "akeira" are attracting attention and winning customers in geographies outside India.

Google updates Translate app with offline support for seven Indian languages

The offline support enables users (of Indian languages) to translate a word or sentence even when they are not connected to the Internet.

Macs in the future could tweak audio and video output based on where you sit or stand

A new report suggests that Apple's Macs in the future could come with the ability to adjust audio based on proximity to its in-built sensor.

MIT develops specialised low power speech recognition chip for electronics

In anticipation of the advent of ubiquitous speech control for electronics, MIT researchers have created a low power chip for recognising speech input.

Yes Bank Yields Speech Recognition Benefits With Servion

Servion's speech recognition enabled IVR solution will enable Yes Bank to offer personalised customer service.

Nuance, IBM Join Forces To Develop & Market Speech Solns

IBM has named Nuance its Preferred Business Partner for speech technologies and related professional services to complement IBM's Industry Solutions portfolio.

Nuance Launches 9 Indian Languages For Speech Recognition

With the availability of a total of 11 Indian languages for the enterprise, organisations will be able to offer their customers more choice and an enriched user experience when they contact the call centre.