Voice Computing
Discover Refind’s best articles, videos, and resources on Voice Computing. Follow along to get the most relevant new links picked for you.
New this week
Recently popular
Psychiatrist: America's 'Extremely Punitive' Prisons Make Mental Illness Worse
6 min read · 71 saves · Jul 16th · Dave Davies · Dr. Christine Montross says people with serious mental illnesses in the U.S. are far more likely to be incarcerated than to be treated in…
Facebook’s New AI Model Can Distinguish Five Voices Speaking Simultaneously
2 min read · 66 saves · Jul 15th · Eric Hal Schwartz on July 15, 2020 at 4:30 pm
AI is accelerating the move to a touchless world
3 min read · 24 saves · Jul 21st · Esther Shein · A new global survey shows an increased use of voice assistants, chatbots, digital auto showrooms, and facial recognition that is expected to continue beyond…
Walmart launches its own voice assistant, ‘Ask Sam,’ initially for employee use
1 min read · 20 saves · Jul 29th · Walmart is expanding its use of voice technology. The company announced today its taking its employee assistance voice technology dubbed “Ask Sam” and making…
'Alexa, I love you’: how lockdown made men lust after their Amazon Echo
1 min read · 17 saves · Jul 20th · Most of us use a smart speaker to listen to music or set a timer – but lockdown has made 14% of men yearn…
Artie releases tool to measure bias in speech recognition models
1 min read · 17 saves · Jul 15th · Kyle Wiggers · Researchers at Artie released a tool to detect bias in speech recognition systems. In a proof of concept, they find evidence of bias in…
“Alexa, go to the kitchen and fetch me a snack”
4 min read · 16 saves · Jul 15th · New model aims to give robots human-like perception of their physical environments.
Amazon Launches New Alexa App Updates and Takes Its Mobile Strategy Another Step Forward
5 min read · 14 saves · Jul 27th · Bret Kinsella on July 27, 2020 at 6:27 pm
Amazon launches new Alexa developer tools
4 min read · 13 saves · Jul 22nd · Amazon today announced a slew of new features for developers who want to write Alexa skills. In total, the team released 31 new features…
Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant in the spotlight as Europe launches Internet of Things investigation
2 min read · 13 saves · Jul 17th · The EU competition watchdog is looking at whether top IoT providers are building unfair monopolies.