Vietnam launches AI-based language applications

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based Vietnamese-language speech-to-text generator, VAIS, and a text-to-speech engine, Vbee, during a ceremony in Hanoi. The launch formed part of a series of events hosted by the Ministry to introduce a selection of Made-in-Vietnam digital platforms contributing to the country's digital transformation and e-government building. According to a media report, addressing the event, the Deputy Minister of MIC, Nguyen Thanh Hung, said VAIS and Vbee are the two pioneering digital platforms in Vietnam that use AI to convert speech to text and vice versa. The applications are sponsored by the Ministry. VAIS can recognise various Vietnamese accents from all northern, central, and southern regions with an accuracy rate of up to 95% and immediately produce results at an exceptional speed.