AI Technology Gives A Voice To Those With Speech Disabilities

Good news! A very commendable application for AI! Think of people suffering from e.g. cerebral palsy or Parkinson's Disease ...

"... The AI-powered Voiceitt platform is designed to recognize and translate speech by people with an underlying medical condition, disability or age-related condition that means their speech is hard to understand. ..."

"Voiceitt has developed patented automatic speech recognition (ASR) for people with speech disabilities, aging voices, and accents. Our technology combines state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and Voiceitt’s unique, proprietary database of atypical speech patterns. Along with a customized training experience for users, our API is a secure, scalable, production-ready system for a uniquely accessible, intuitive voice experience." (Source)

AI Technology Gives A Voice To Those With Speech Disabilities

Mind-reading computers turn brain activity into speech

Amazing stuff! And this is only the beginning ...

Google project Relate: A communication tool for people with speech impairments

Very commendable! Bravo Google! Probably, many of us have weekly or even daily experience talking to someone with such an impairment.

"For millions of people, being able to speak and be understood can be difficult as a result of conditions that can impact speech, including stroke, ALS, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury or Parkinson's disease. Today, we’re inviting an initial group of people to test Project Relate, a new Android app that aims to help people with speech impairments communicate more easily with others and interact with the Google Assistant. ..."

A communication tool for people with speech impairments

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