Tag: Voice UI
BBC News adds options to its smart speaker news
BBC News is offering optional extras to go along with its regular newscasts on smart speakers. The service is using…
AudiBrow uses AI text-to-voice to create multiple news readers
A read-to-me news app uses multiple sources and multiple voices to deliver news in a different way. AudiBrow uses AI…
IBM Trials A.I. That Can Do Soccer Commentary | FORBES
‘…the system tracks players in real-time and can identify passes, crosses and shots on goal. For pre-selected video highlights, it…
Evolution from keyword searches to AI-enabled conversations | WEB SUMMIT 2019
Runs 17:15 Talk by Alexa Head Scientist Rohit Prasad about next steps in voice interface using Amazon’s Alexa. He describes…
AI BRIEFS: October 2019
KFC Hints at AI, License Plate Recognition for Drive-thrus | THE SPOON | October 30, 2019 | by Jennifer Marston…
BBC develops its own voice AI
BBC will use its own voice assistant on BBC platforms, including its website and BBC iPlayer, and make it available…
Baidu announces simultaneous translation service for business users | SiliconANGLE
‘Users simply download the Baidu translation app, scan a QR code for the specific conference they’re attending, and the translations…
Future of Fast Food: How Valyant AI Plans to Revolutionize the Drive-Thru | OBSERVER
Instead of voice AI that’s trained to handle any question, Valyant AI is focused on expertise in one domain at…
Nvidia just made it easier to build smarter chatbots and slicker fake news | MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
‘…it’s likely to be a long while before machines can really converse with us. Language is deceptively difficult for machines…
Mirroring to Build Trust in Digital Assistants | Metcalf et al
The chattiness of an AI-generated voice impacts how much it’s trusted and varies by user, according to researchers at Apple….
The future of news is humans talking to machines | NEIMAN LAB
‘…voice AI is the biggest technology revolution that the news industry is missing’ BBC digital editor Trushar Barot says voice…