Speech Accessibility Project Aims to Make Voice Recognition More Inclusive
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[Source: CNET.com]
A new research initiative aims to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with a range of diverse speech patterns and disabilities.
The Speech Accessibility Project, which launched Monday, is spearheaded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft are all supporting the project, as well as a handful of nonprofit disability organizations.
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