"In the fast-paced race to load AI into every smartphone, laptop, tablet, and earbud, the flashiest AI-powered features usually receive the most attention. When your earbuds use AI to perform real-time translation services or allow hands-free access to a gen AI chatbot, you'll know. There's another way your earbuds use AI that isn't as exciting to talk about, but when it's done well, it's incredibly valuable: AI-powered adaptive noise cancellation."
"Adaptive active noise cancellation uses trained algorithms to classify, predict, and cancel external noises, adapting to the volume levels in your environment. But not everyone's algorithm is created equal, and Bose's new QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2 prove it. Although the earbuds may not have live transcription, translation, or chatbot compatibility, Bose placed all of its AI eggs in the adaptive noise cancellation basket, and doing so makes a big difference."
Bose released the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2 with a major AI upgrade focused primarily on adaptive active noise cancellation. Adaptive ANC uses trained algorithms to classify, predict, and cancel external noises while responding to changing volume levels in real environments. Competing earbuds advertise adaptive ANC too, but algorithm quality varies, and Bose invested heavily in its noise-canceling algorithm rather than in live transcription, translation, or chatbot features. Traditional ANC relies on microphones creating equal-but-opposite frequencies, but unpredictable environments demand adaptive approaches. Concentrating AI resources on adaptive ANC yields noticeably better noise suppression in everyday situations.
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