Speech Technology eWeekly - December 09, 2020

Speech Technology News

Red Box and Deepgram Partner

Red Box is partnering with Deepgram to deliver real-time audio capture and automatic speech recognition for enterprises.

Voiceitt Makes Alexa Accessible for the Disabled

Working with Amazon, speech tech startup Voiceitt is opening the power of voice computing to people with disabilities.

Bol.com Turns to ReadSpeaker

ReadSpeaker created a TTS voice for the online retailer's Google Assistant app.

Ellipsis Health Partners with Menlo College for Voice-Based Student Behavioral Health Symptom Identification

The Menlo College pilot will use Ellipsis Health's technology to generate an assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms by analyzing student speech.

Interactive Northwest and LumenVox Partner on Interactive Speech Attendant

Interactive Speech Attendant is seen as a replacement for Nuance's discontinued automated attendant solutions.

AWS Adds Voice ID to Amazon Connect

Amazon Connect Voice ID provides real-time caller authentication using machine learning-powered voice analysis. (Featured on SmartCustomerService.com.)

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Digital Assistants and Privacy: Artificial Intelligence Weighs in

AI has some thoughts about whether it knows too much about you