CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The first speech recognition systems were focused on numbers, not words. In 1952, Bell Laboratories designed the “Audrey” system which could recognize a single voice speaking digits aloud. Ten years later, IBM introduced “Shoebox” which understood and responded to 16 words in English.

Detailed explanation-2: -When IBM introduced its first speech recognition machine in 1962, few could imagine the myriad potential applications of this technology. Today, speech recognition capabilities are embedded in many aspects of our world.

Detailed explanation-3: -When it was revealed at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, the IBM Shoebox was the most advanced speech recognition machine, understanding 16 words spoken in English.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural language processing (NLP): While NLP isn’t necessarily a specific algorithm used in speech recognition, it is the area of artificial intelligence which focuses on the interaction between humans and machines through language through speech and text.