In March of 2021, Google started using federated learning on Android to improve “Hey Google” hotword accuracy. An upcoming “Personalized speech recognition” feature now looks to help Google Assistant ...

Since 2017, Google Cloud has offered a Speech-to-Text (STT) API that third-parties can take advantage of in their own services. The newest models for Google speech recognition improve accuracy due to ...

For too long, people with speech impairments have struggled to be understood not only by other people, but also by voice-based technology. Though some companies have started to make their products ...

Google's Speech Services has been around since 2013, and it’s been an important part of the Android Operating System’s history. Many apps have utilized it to help with text-to-speech and ...

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Google’s popular Translate app now gets two features that are backed by advanced voice and speech recognition models.

The University of Illinois (UIUC) has partnered with Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and nonprofits on the Speech Accessibility Project. The aim is to improve voice recognition for communities ...

The new Speech Accessibility Project brings together five technology companies to bring voice recognition to those with non-standard speech patterns. Rather than work separately, all five companies ...

Google’s Universal Speech Model (USM) is a critical first step toward creating artificial intelligence (AI) that can understand and translate 1,000 languages. The company earlier this week shared ...

Google has released a browser version of its Read Along Android app, which offers digital storybooks with tools to help kids learn how to read. Kids can choose one of the hundreds of stories at ...

TwinMind launches Ear–3 speech recognition model, enhancing transcription accuracy and local language support across 140 languages.