History and usage of voice control

The first electronic speech synthesizer was invented by Homer Dudley, a Bell associate, in 1937. The device is called the Voder. And the first to get involved in speech recognition using electronics is the Soviet physicist Lev Myasnikov - he …

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What is VAD (Voice Activity detector)?

VAD (English Voice Activity Detection), as well as Silence Suppression, briefly means the detection of voice activity in the input acoustic signal to separate active speech from background noise or silence. In the field of telecommunication systems, the most expensive …

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A revolution in voice search

Some people believe that we are on the verge of a "revolution in voice search". Is this true or an exaggeration? Let's look at the latest statistics ...

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Voice Recognition vs Speech Recognition - What’s the Difference?

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly becoming a staple in our day-to-day lives, confusion around the correct use of the related lingo is very common. This is especially the case in conversations between non-experts and implies some people could be vulnerable …

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