Google Extends Lookout Accessibility App to All Android Devices, Adds Ability to Read Food Labels and Text Google’s Lookout app can now identify packaged food and take snapshots of text to read aloud later to blind and.. AI 13 Aug 2
Google Assistant Will Run the New Hands-Free Gboard Transcription Google Assistant will run a new Gboard keyboard interface, allowing users to dictate text into any app on their device,.. AI 12 Aug 2
Enterprise AI Platform Veritone Integrates Speechmatics’ Speech Recognition and Transcription Tech Speechmatics is adding its speech recognition technology to enterprise artificial intelligence firm Veritone’s aiWARE platform. Businesses can now apply Speechmatics’.. AI 11 Aug 5
The Muppets Show Off a Short-Lived Smart Speaker and Voice Assistant in the Latest Muppets Now Meet BEAK-R. Ever wish your assistant would stop saying “meep” and remind you to burn things? BEAK-R has got you.. AI 10 Aug 2
Top Voice AI Stories in the First Half of 2020 with Lau, Prescott and König – Voicebot Podcast Ep 162 This week’s roundtable discussion focuses on the top voice AI news from the first half of 2020. We, of course,.. AI 9 Aug 2
The US Army is Building a Voice Assistant Named JUDI to Control Robots The United States Army is developing a conversational intelligence platform that will let soldiers give voice commands to robotic vehicles.. AI 7 Aug 4
Syntiant Raises $35M for On-Edge AI and Voice Processors Artificial intelligence and voice-focused computer chip startup Syntiant has closed a $35 million funding round led by Applied Ventures and.. AI 7 Aug 3
Welsh Health Service Debuts Bilingual Virtual Assistant Built on IBM Watson The National Health Service of Wales has launched a virtual assistant named CERi using the IBM Watson AI to help.. AI 6 Aug 2
Voice Tech Startup Voiceitt Raises $10M to Help People with Speech Impairments Talk to Voice Assistants and Other People Israeli speech recognition technology startup Voiceitt has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Viking Maccabee Ventures... AI 6 Aug 7
How Livestreaming Video Games on Twitch is Building an Audio Database for AI Training Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are building an open-source database of sounds in people’s homes using a video game they.. AI 5 Aug 2