Welcome to episode 13 of AI in Action, the podcast that breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives.

Powered by Alldus International, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI across the world.

Today’s guest is Patricia Scanlon, who is the founder and CEO of Soapbox Labs. Patricia has 20 years of experience working in Artificial Intelligence & Speech Recognition Technology and in 2013, she set up SoapBox Labs after realising speech recognition technology built for adults, such as Amazon Echo or Google Home, doesn’t work as well as it could do for kids.

Soapbox Labs encourages conversation and engagement through entertainment based conversations and education based games. It also helps with speech and pronunciation assessment for reading and English language learning as kids learn to read and build fluency.

It is their mission to create “the world’s most accurate and accessible speech technology for children” that support reading and language development, children’s voice-control for IoT devices in the home, smart toys and AR/VR experiences.

In today’s interesting episode, you will learn about:

What inspired her to set up Soapbox Labs

Changes in attitude towards the ever-growing emergence of Voice AI

The different challenges that arise from creating a speech recognition technology for children

The importance of taking responsibility for your data and data privacy

Where Voice technology is headed in the next couple of years

Exciting projects ahead for Soapbox Labs

What did you make of Patricia’s podcast? Where do you see the future of AI and speech recognition technology heading in the next few years? I would love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment below.

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