Speech Technology eWeekly - October 23, 2019

Features

Higher Learning: AI, ML, and Speech Tech in Academia

Academics are at the forefront of the biggest AI changes in the industry. Learn more about the latest breakthroughs, the questions researchers are trying to answer, and the challenges they face.

Speech Technology News

Verint Introduces AI-Infused Knowledge Management for Knowledge as a Service

Verint Systems Inc. announced the release of the latest enhancements to Verint's Knowledge Management Professional TM solution, including patented AI technology and new automation features.

Chorus.ai’s State of Conversation Intelligence Shows What a Good Sales Call Looks Like

Chorus.ai, an conversational intelligence provider, released its twice-annual report which offers insights to help sales teams close more deals, and successfully coach employees.

Industry Voices

Video: How Biometrics Can Detect Deepfakes

Pindrop Director of Product Marketing Ben Cunningham discusses how liveness detection, synthetic speech detection, and other deep voice biometric technologies can fight the threat deepfakes pose in this clip from a panel at SpeechTEK 2019.

Video: Detecting Deception in Speech, Pt. 1: Methods

Interactions LLC NLP Scientist Yocheved Levitan discusses a recent research study on identifying cues of deception in speech, and machine learning-based approaches to classifying deceptive speech in this clip from her presentation at SpeechTEK 2019.

Video: Detecting Deception in Speech, Pt. 2: Findings

Interactions LLC NLP Scientist Yocheved Levitan outlines the findings of a recent academic study on detecting deceptive speech and how to distinguish it from truthful speech in this clip from her presentation at SpeechTEK 2019.