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Articles by Erik J. Martin

Curbing Speech Data Overreach

More regulation is needed to protect voice data privacy and security, experts agree

The AI Skills Gap

The lack of AI and machine learning talent has left employers scrambling

2018 SPEECH LUMINARY: ILANA SHALOWITZ

We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent. In this installment, we talk to Ilana Shalowitz from Wolters Kluwer Health.

2018 SPEECH LUMINARY: DANIEL POVEY

We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent. In this installment, we talk to Daniel Povey from the Center for Language and Speech processing at Johns Hopkins University.

2018 SPEECH LUMINARY: MARIE METEER, PH.D.

We present the thinkers and innovators who are creating new tools and approaches for speech technology—and fostering the next generation of talent.

Digital Assistants Are Heading To Work With You – Are You Ready?

It's infiltrated homes in the form of smart speakers. Now, voice technology is poised to make a big splash in the workplace, as more companies adopt enterprise solutions like Alexa for Business and other speech-enabled tools and conversational interfaces designed to enhance productivity, manage common tasks, and improve communication.

When Dolphins Attack: How Voice Assistants and Speech Recognition Software Can be Fooled

If you own a smart speaker, you know that it can be fun trying to trick Alexa, Siri, or Google into doing or saying something it shouldn't—like obeying your friend who imitates your voice commands. While such ruses are fun and harmless, the truth is that bad actors are undoubtedly attempting trickery of a more nefarious nature and voice-controlled systems (VCSs) and speech recognition systems (SRSs) can be easily fooled via clever techniques.