Nov. 30—CHAMPAIGN — Speech-recognition software doesn't work very well for people who could really use it, like those with Parkinson's or Down syndrome. Researchers at the University of Illinois have ...

Watch what you say about your computer: It’s getting better at understanding your voice. Nuance Communications says the latest version of its speech-recognition software can achieve — with some ...

Microsoft’s speech and dialog research group’s speech recognition system now boasts a 5.1 percent error rate, according to a Aug. 20 company blog post by Xuedong ...

Measurements of technological accuracy are important when selecting speech-recognition software, but comparisons are accuracy measurements are moot since there is no standardized way to measure these ...

Q: Are there any free voice recognition programs for my computer that are worth trying? A: The pursuit to have computers understand human speech started in the early 1950s when Bell Labs designed a ...

Q: I’d like to use voice recognition software for dictation but don’t want to spend money unless I know it’s going to work. What would you suggest? Since its humble beginnings in the 1950s, voice ...

Electronic health records have boosted the market for speech recognition software, according to KLAS research group. The group surveyed speech application popularity in three categories — speech ...

Just wondering if people had thoughts on speech recognition software. I have used Dragon NaturallySpeaking before (3.x) and it was okay, but it wasn't like typing. Of course, I didn't spend as much ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. Voice recognition is a technology that enables machines and software systems to identify, process, and respond to human speech. By ...

Compared to most industries, healthcare has lagged behind in the adoption of information technology. One area in healthcare that consumes a great deal of time is documentation. Many physicians have ...

Speech-recognition technology has been around since the 1960s, when computer scientists were trying to mimic the complexities of human speech. Now, the technology has become an everyday feature as ...

Q: Are there any free voice recognition programs for my computer that are worth trying? A: The pursuit to have computers understand human speech started in the early 1950s when Bell Labs designed a ...