RE: [ai-95] Progress In AI field - Voice to Text specifically

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From: [address removed]
To: [address removed]
Subject: RE: [ai-95] Progress In AI field - Voice to Text specifically
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:07:40 -0500

> Dan K says:
> Martin and I met briefly and I showed him how well direct speech to text can
> work if you put quite a lot of effort into organizing the situation to make it
> work.

My colleagues just set up an IVR system for Reserve America (ticketmaster) where I was working.  They have the thing understanding grammars etc etc.  Do you have any experience with Voice-XML.  I have limited exposure.  I was busy integrating Google Maps with their infrastructure. 

Best regards...MCW

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> From: [address removed]
> Subject: [ai-95] Progress In AI field - Voice to Text specifically
> To: [address removed]
> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:49:01 -0500
>
> Dan says:
> Of course. Its inevitable must of us will have an argument with a machine
> intelligence that is just about as valid interpersonally as with a
> person. A Turing Test (look up if you like) might make uncertain who is the
> machine anyway...
>
> But you can always say: "You're just a program because I have a copy of it
> here", and it can NOW say: "Same with you... I have the genome in front of me
> too".
>
> Martin W said:
> > There is an interesting phenomenon in AI... I call it "The No True Scotsman
> > Intelligence Fallacy".
>
> Dan K says:
> Martin and I met briefly and I showed him how well direct speech to text can
> work if you put quite a lot of effort into organizing the situation to make it
> work.
>
> Regards to all,
> Dan K
>
>
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