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Speech Technology Scepticism & Improvements
Speech Technology The NY Times has a piece about the challenges presented to AI by voice dictation; Speech Recognition Follies. The author believes that, despite any improvement in context understanding, the software will never be fully accurate. Controversial, to say the least... The Associated Press reports of the combination of SR with computer graphics, used together to create a Animated Interpreter Translates Spoken English into Sign Language for Travellers. It's apparently been a very big initiative, with over 40 students being involved. However, given the potential business openings for the software, everyone should benefit somehow! In the Boston Globe, Brooks' latest experiments with speech recognition and ubiquitous computing are detailed -- A Fresh Breath of Oxygen. The challenge was to make computers more accessible to humans, bridging the gap in communication. It's interesting to see the small bugs described, like curtains opening on the sound of laughter! Another few more years to go... Vaguely related to speech, there's an interesting article on Gene Mutations Linked to Language Development in the Washington Post. | NewsCaster 79 posts. Saturday 17 August, 17:36 Reply
He does have a point though The point about expecting computers to understand us when we can't even understand ourselves is pretty valid though... But then why not correct the mistake the way you would with a human and speak very slowly and obviously or even resort to spelling it? No need for a keyboard then. | Linden Hutchinson 26 posts. Sunday 18 August, 08:21 Reply