Word of the Day: speech technology

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | July 2, 2019 speech technology Speech technology is a type of computing technology that enables an electronic device to recognize, analyze and understand spoken word or audio. This is typically done by inputting digital sound signals and matching its pattern against a library of stored patterns. Speech technology relies on the concepts of signal processing and machine learning. Signal processing is used to extract relevant information from speech, such as speaker characteristics, background noise and frequency. Machine learning is then applied to these listening devices to recognize and analyze the speech signals to perform the desired output, such as returning an automatic response. Due to the fact that speech is a primary form of communication, the growth of speech technology is an important step towards harnessing unstructured voice data. Subfields of speech technology include speech recognition, speech verification, real time speech to text conversion, interactive voice response (IVR), speech synthesis and speech analytics. Speech technology applications With the progression of artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises, speech technology has many applications in all sectors, including law, healthcare, security, finance, enterprise and personal use. A few specific examples include: Speech technology and speaker verification solutions can be applied to law enforcement techniques to identify and validate a person's voice. Companies are able to apply speech technology such as speech to text and IVR functionalities to streamline customer service and support Healthcare providers can use speech technology devices to aid patients that are visually impaired or hard of hearing. Personal use voice assistants such as Siri, Google Home and Amazon Alexa are devices that offer individualized speech technology experiences. Various careers, including speech technologists, speech engineers and speech pathologists, rely heavily on speech technology to collect more technical audio components like sample rate, signal to noise ratio and modulation. Quote of the Day "Speech technology applications will be used for more complex tasks as workers establish trust with the technology and recognize that the results will be valuable even if the applications aren't perfect." - Jon Arnold Trending Terms machine learning speech recognition Interactive Voice Response speech synthesis speech analytics voice assistant Learning Center Brush up on your knowledge of speech technology terms Speech technology is growing in popularity for the enterprise and at home. Brush up on your knowledge of the different types of speech technology and some of its enterprise use cases with this mini glossary. What should users expect from speech technology applications? Use cases and capabilities for speech technology applications are expanding rapidly. Worker expectations and behaviors need to evolve with the new technology. Speech technology applications evolve for new use cases To enhance productivity, many organizations are turning to speech technology applications to simplify and automate tasks. Learn what the basic use cases are and how the addition of AI to speech technology has grown capabilities and expanded use cases for businesses. What potential chatbot security threats could AI introduce? The introduction and integration of speech AI technology is a useful advance, but it carries the potential for chatbot security threats. Learn how AI speech technology could be leaving you vulnerable and what to do to address it. Ready for artificial intelligence in speech recognition? The use of artificial intelligence in speech recognition technology is growing in consumer markets. But the question is, are enterprises ready for it? Quiz Yourself Voice search is better than text for a number of applications________ getting stock quotes and movie times. a. beside b. besides Answer Stay in Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed! FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.