Microsoft wins applause for tone-preserving translation (w/ Video)
Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 19:50
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—Speech recognition in computers is an ongoing story with years of little progress in between. Even such programs as Siri have inspired derisive tales of how Siri renders flubs. Microsoft Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid recently presented an overview of where speech recognition at Microsoft stands today. His talk, delivered in October at the Tianjin, China at Microsoft Research Asia's 21st Century Computing, has captured the attention of technology watchers globally, as it makes the point that progress really is on a roll. Rashid made it clear, through his summary timeline of milestones and direct demo of text to spech capabilities, that the newer signs of progress are substantial and impressive.