Postdoctorate Viet Anh Trinh led a project within Strand 1 to develop a novel neural network architecture that can both recognize and generate speech. He has since moved on from iSAT to a role at ...

Only a fraction of the 7,000 to 8,000 languages spoken around the world benefit from modern language technologies like voice-to-text transcription, automatic captioning, instantaneous translation and ...

Revolutionizing the soundscape of Africa, Sewade Ogun is on a mission to unlock speech technology for the continent’s 2,000+ languages, paving the way for a future where every voice is heard and ...

Before the pandemic, more than 40% of new internet users were children. Estimates now suggest that children’s screen time has surged by 60% or more with children 12 and under spending upward of five ...

“Clow-dia,” I say once. Twice. A third time. Defeated, I say the Americanized version of my name: “Claw-dee-ah.” Finally, Siri recognizes it. Having to adapt our way of speaking to interact with ...

Looking back on the development of speech recognition technology is like watching a child grow up, progressing from the baby-talk level of recognizing single syllables, to building a vocabulary of ...

Babbel, the language learning site, has added “realtime” speech recognition to enhance its practical application and enable users to fine-tune their pronunciation skills. This pits the service up ...

WHEN a person speaks, air is forced out through the lungs, making the vocal chords vibrate, which sends out characteristic wave patterns through the air. The features of the sounds depend on the ...

You can talk to Windows using the built-in speech recognition or text dictation features. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of personal tech. He loves watching old ...

Windows 10: Lists of vocal commands for speech recognition and dictation Your email has been sent Practically from the beginning, navigating commands in Microsoft Windows has been made easier by the ...