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Microsoft researchers say they have created a speech recognition system that understands human conversation as well as the average person does. In a paper published this week the Microsoft Artificial ...
Microsoft Corp. is about to stir the speech recognition market with the launch of its Speech Server products next week. The vendor promises speech recognition for the masses, but analysts warn that ...
Microsoft is sunsetting Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) and replacing it with Voice Access. The change has been on the cards since last year, but the company has now indicated the timeline. Microsoft ...
Windows 11 Voice Access is a major update to Microsoft's accessibility tools, allowing users to control their desktop entirely with voice commands — no hands or Internet connection required. The ...
Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications for $16 billion, the tech giant's largest acquisition since it bought LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in ...
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 ...
If you spend a lot of time on your Windows PC, you know the joy of finding a feature that makes your everyday tasks easier. Many of us stick to the basics—copy, paste, maybe a handful of shortcuts—but ...
Cerence and Microsoft are partnering to integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot into vehicles. An intelligent voice assistant was ...
You’re working in Windows 11 and are unable to use your mouse and keyboard. No problem. You can still work via voice dictation. Like previous versions of Windows ...
Physical keyboards are great, but microphone input has long been a staple for many PC power users. Sometimes, you can just speak faster than you can type. And it’s not just about typing with your ...