Watch: Google unveils new AI app to help people with speech impairments

Google is seeking volunteers for a new beta app called Project Relate, which aims to provide people with speech impairments with a voice assistant that can transcribe their speech in real time as well synthesize what they are saying. The app is part of Project Euphoria, which is a wider endeavor started in 2019 that's aimed at collecting data to be used for improving Google's AI algorithms when it comes to handling speech from people who "have difficulty being understood by others," such as those affected by neurological conditions. As for the Relate app, it has three key features. The Listen feature will transcribe a user's speech in real time, allowing them to copy and paste into other apps or show to other people. The Repeat feature will restate what the user is saying in a "clear synthesized voice," which Google hopes will aid face-to-face conversations and help when people with speech impairments want to speak a command to a smart home device.