AccentFold enhances speech recognition for diverse African accents, improving model accuracy for various dialects.
Gladia believes real-time processing is the next frontier of audio transcription APIs | TechCrunch
Gladia raised $16 million to enhance its robust speech-recognition API, competing effectively against major players like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
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A device was created to detect sarcasm by analyzing pitch, talking rate, and energy in speech.
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AccentFold enhances speech recognition for diverse African accents, improving model accuracy for various dialects.
Gladia believes real-time processing is the next frontier of audio transcription APIs | TechCrunch
Gladia raised $16 million to enhance its robust speech-recognition API, competing effectively against major players like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Scientists develop a device that can detect when someone is sarcastic
A device was created to detect sarcasm by analyzing pitch, talking rate, and energy in speech.
AccentFold enhances speech recognition for African accented speech by utilizing accent embeddings based on linguistic relationships, showing a 3.5% WER improvement.
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A Neurological Disorder Stole Her Voice. Jennifer Wexton Took It Back With AI on the House Floor
Jennifer Wexton regained her voice using AI after a rare neurological disorder affected her speech.
The AI program helped Wexton deliver a speech on the House floor, marking a historic moment in using AI for speeches.
Wexton's experience highlights the importance of Disability Pride Month and the impact of technology in aiding individuals with disabilities.
New Paper From Apple Hopes to Reduce Error Rates in Speech Recognition Systems
Apple has published a paper on their model Acoustic Model Fusion (AMF) which aims to reduce error rates in speech recognition systems.
AMF integrates an external Acoustic Model with E2E ASR systems, improving the system's ability to accurately recognize speech and reducing Word Error Rates.
Ello is using AI to write hundreds of e-books to help kids learn to read
Ello, an AI-powered app, plans to expand its library by adding over 700 original e-books to boost its educational efforts.
The app uses AI speech recognition to listen as a child reads out loud, providing assistance and help when they make mistakes or get stuck.
Ello offers two subscription tiers, with the second tier including physical books and a monthly box with curated books and activities.
Apple Offers Developers MLX Framework for Machine Learning
Apple has released an open source machine learning framework called MLX on GitHub for building AI models.
MLX is intended to be familiar to deep learning researchers and provides tools for text generation, image generation, and speech recognition on Apple silicon.
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Apple Offers Developers MLX Framework for Machine Learning
Apple has released an open source machine learning framework called MLX on GitHub for building AI models.
MLX is intended to be familiar to deep learning researchers and provides tools for text generation, image generation, and speech recognition on Apple silicon.
Enhancing React Applications with Text-to-Speech: A Comprehensive Guide
Text-to-speech technology enhances accessibility and user experience in web applications.
The Web Speech API allows for the integration of text-to-speech and speech recognition functionalities in web applications.