Category: speech recognition

Facebook will pay for user recordings to improve speech recognition

Post author By Randall
Post date February 20, 2020
Categories In app, Facebook, gear, Internet, messenger, Mobile, pay, pronunciations, services, speech recognition, Tech, transcription, viewpoints, voice chat, voice recording

[ad_1] Facebook will use its Viewpoints market research app, through which it has paid users to take surveys. Qualifying users will be asked to record the phrase “Hey Portal” followed by the first name of a friend in their friend list. If you participate, you’ll have to repeat the statement twice and do this with […]

Google will help you pronounce difficult words

Post author By Randall
Post date November 14, 2019
Categories In definition, dictionary, gear, Google, Internet, machine learning, Mobile, pronunciation, search, services, speech recognition, Tech, translate, translation, words

[ad_1] According to Google, the feature uses speech recognition technology to break spoken words into individual soundbites. Then, it uses machine learning to tell if your pronunciation was correct, and it offers syllable-specific feedback. This feature rolls out in American English today, and a Spanish version will soon follow. Google is also adding images to […]

Google Assistant will finally work with business G Suite accounts

Post author By Randall
Post date April 10, 2019
Categories In business, cloud next 19, cloud search, features, g suite, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Gmail, Google, Google Assistant, google calendar, google drive, hangout meet, Internet, live streaming, metadata, speech recognition, Tech, updates

[ad_1] The updates include features like Google Assistant integration. While that’s still in beta and primarily works with Calendar, G Suite customers can now ask their Assistant when and where a meeting is. Google Assistant has worked with Calendar for a while, but only on personal accounts. It was an obvious and glaring omission from […]