Overview

Speech AI, or Speech Technology, refers to the branch of artificial intelligence dedicated to processing and generating human speech.

Core technologies include Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for converting spoken language into text, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) for synthesizing human-like voice from written text. Advanced applications integrate natural language understanding (NLU) and generation capabilities.

Key aspects

By 2026, speech AI will be seamlessly integrated into numerous enterprise solutions, enhancing customer service through virtual assistants that can understand and respond to voice commands with high accuracy.

Technologies like Google's Speech-to-Text API and Amazon Lex will continue to evolve, supporting a wider range of languages and dialects while improving in robustness against background noise and accents.