Beyond Voice Recognition: It's The Age Of Intelligent Systems

Vlad Sejnoha is chief technology officer for Nuance Communications. For many people, 2012 was the year when it became "normal" to use your voice to control your phone, car, computer and even your TV. This happened thanks to some remarkable advances in the field of voice recognition and natural language understanding (NLU). Capabilities that not so long ago were considered science fiction have become essential attributes of mainstream mobile devices and consumer electronics. People have taken to these new voice-powered user interfaces with great enthusiasm, many reporting a strong emotional connection with their new "assistant."