Speech
recognition technology has accomplished many breakthroughs in the past 5 years.
The implementations of the technology seem to expand exponentially
revolutionizing the manner in which we go about many of our daily activities.
One of the most iconic, many would say started the buzz, is the use of speech
recognition technology in translation and intra language communication.
“One day in the not too distant future, you
might ask about your dinner options in a Parisian restaurant, give detailed
directions to a taxi driver in Moscow, or discuss a business deal with
potential partners in Tokyo—fluently, in your own voice, without knowing a word
of French, Russian, or Japanese. Your tablet or smart phone will do the heavy
lifting of understanding what you’re saying in English, translating it into
your listeners’ tongue, and speaking it in your voice with the pronunciation,
tones, and inflections of a native speaker.”
This technology is composed of three unique
and distinct technologies that when implemented in a single application creates
that ‘magic of speech translation’. These three sub components are: speech
recognition, language translation, and speech synthesis.
“As compelling as the promise of early translation
software was, the results were almost always underwhelming”
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