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Microsoft Debuts Customizable Speech-To-Text Tech, Releases Some Cognitive Services Tools To Developers (geekwire.com)

Posted by msmash on from the open-to-all dept.

Microsoft is readying three of its 25 Cognitive Services tools for wider release to developers. From a report on GeekWire: Microsoft's AI and Research Group, a major new engineering and research division formed last year inside the Redmond company, is debuting a new technology that lets developers customize Microsoft's speech-to-text engine for use in their own apps and online services. The new Custom Speech Service is set for release today as a public preview. Microsoft says it lets developers upload a unique vocabulary -- such as alien names in Human Interact's VR game Starship Commander -- to produce a sophisticated language model for recognizing voice commands and other speech from users. It's the latest in a series of "cognitive services" from Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence and Research Group, a 5,000-person division led by Microsoft Research chief Harry Shum. The company says it has expanded from four to 25 cognitive services in the last two years, including 19 in preview and six that are generally available.

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  1. In a meeting somewhere in Redmond ... by Billly+Gates · · Score: 1

    ... Hey we need some more money fast! What do you guys can come up with?

    Transfered employee from the CLippy project: Well I have an idea...

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  2. Re:Does it understand "Microsoft is a piece of shi by mugurel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Microsoft *Research* is by no means a piece of shit.

  3. My simple requirement by ausekilis · · Score: 2

    Unless it lets me configure it to talk to me like Joe Pesci or Gordon Ramsey, I'm not interested.

    I want a GPS that tells me "You missed the turn, you F**king disgrace", but will settle for sending similar messages to friends.

  4. Re:Does it understand "Microsoft is a piece of shi by diesalesmandie · · Score: 1

    Posting to undo mod, got it mixed up with the parent, sorry

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  5. Re:Lousy network connectivity by hackwrench · · Score: 1

    That sounds awfully like my strategy for temporarily restoring connectivity when my Virgin Mobile (which uses the Sprint network) has lousy connectivity. The T-Mobile/MetroPCS network had better connectivity for the location I'm referring to, but MetroPCS customer service is substantially worse.

  6. You didn't go far enough by hackwrench · · Score: 1

    I've noticed how current Microsoft offerings bear quite some resemblance to those earlier assistant offerings but they determined that the "cute" animated creature was "annoying". So, get rid of it, job done!

  7. Re:Scream by hackwrench · · Score: 1

    Wilhelm, of course! https://www.bing.com/search?q=...