The University of Illinois (UIUC) is working with Apple and other tech giants on the Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to improve voice recognition systems for people with speech patterns and disabilities current versions have trouble understanding.While often derided for mishearing a user’s request, voice recognition systems for digital assistants like Siri have become more accurate over the years, including the development of on-device recognition. In a new move, a project is aiming to increase the accuracy further, by targeting people with speech impediments and disabilities.Partnering with Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, as well as non-profits, UIUC’s Speech Accessibility Project will try to expand the range of speech patterns that voice recognition systems can understand. This includes a focus on speech affected by diseases and disabilities, including Lou Gehrig’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. Read more…
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