Speech

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Key points to understand about speech include:

  • Speech recognition is the ability of AI to "hear" and interpret speech. Usually this capability takes the form of speech-to-text (where the audio signal for the speech is transcribed into text).
  • Speech synthesis is the ability of AI to vocalize words as spoken language. Usually this capability takes the form of text-to-speech in which information in text format is converted into an audible signal.
  • AI speech technology is evolving rapidly to handle challenges like ignoring background noise, detecting interruptions, and generating increasingly expressive and human-like voices.

AI speech scenarios

Common uses of AI speech technologies include:

  • Personal AI assistants in phones, computers, or household devices with which you interact by talking.
  • Automated transcription of calls or meetings.
  • Automating audio descriptions of video or text.
  • Automated speech translation between languages.