Canadian medical researchers have trained a machine-learning AI to accurately predict Type 2 diabetes from just six to 10 seconds of the patient's spoken voice. This was achieved after the model identified 14 acoustic features for differences between non-diabetic and Type 2 diabetic individuals. The AI focused on a set of vocal features, including slight changes in pitch and vocal intensity that the human ears can't hear of doctors, and paired that data with basic health information, including the patient's age, sex, height, and weight. Sex proved to be decisive, the researchers found: The AI can diagnose the disease with 89 percent for women, but slightly less accurately, 86 percent for men. A Canadian firm has trained a machine-learning AI to accurately predict Type 2 diabetes from just six to 10 seconds of a patient's spoken voice.

Siri and Alexa were only the beginning. As voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies continue to mature, the days of typing on keyboards to interact with the digital world around us could be coming to an end -- and sooner than many of us anticipated. Where today's virtual assistants exist on our mobile devices and desktops to provide scripted answers to specific questions, the LLM-powered generative AI copilots of tomorrow will be there, and everywhere else too. This is the "voice-first" future Tobias Dengel envisions in his new book, The Sound of the Future: The Coming Age of Voice Technology. Using a wide-ranging set of examples, and applications in everything from marketing, sales and customer service to manufacturing and logistics, Dengel walks the reader through how voice technologies can revolutionize the ways in which we interact with the digital world.

ChatGPT has proven it can help students with their homework, but now it is helping teachers create those very courses, a computer science professor told Fox News. The popular artifical intelligence platform ChatGPT will now be able to respond to spoken words and images, causing concern among some experts who believe the application could lead to unwanted invasions of privacy. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, released the new version of the chatbot on Monday, allowing it for the first time to interact with users with the spoken word, according to a report from the New York Times. "We're looking to make ChatGPT easier to use – and more helpful," Peter Deng, OpenAI's vice president of consumer and enterprise product, told the New York Times. GOOGLE'S AI IS TRYING TO ONE-UP CHATGPT AND BING WITH NEW EVERYDAY AI FEATURES Microsoft Bing Chat and ChatGPT AI chat applications are seen on a mobile device.

However, emotional information leaked through voice tone cannot be altered or hidden; as a result, tone is the number one passive indicator of what someone is thinking. When vital components of human communication, such as voice tone, are excluded from interpretation and analysis, valuable information is lost, and uninformed decisions are made. Thanks to products like Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and many more, voice technology is accessible to the masses at the push of a button or a quick voice command. While these platforms are good at understanding the meaning behind our words, the experience is oftentimes frustrating. Think about the last time you had to call your bank and interact with a voice bot on the other end.

Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. The assistant mimicked realistic and nuanced human speech patterns (complete with "ums" and "ahhs") as it made an appointment for a haircut and booked a table at a restaurant while in fluent conversation with a real person. Although the audience erupted in rapturous applause at the achievement, in the Twittersphere and beyond, observers were quick to question what they were hearing. Some called the likeness "scary," and others felt like a deception was at play -- with the human on the other end of the line completely unaware that they were speaking with a bot. But that's unfortunate because the truth of the matter is that voice AI has tremendous potential to empower consumers and deliver value to the businesses that deploy it -- provided there is a clear understanding of its purpose and of its limitations.

The last few years have seen increased adoption of voice technology, with the usage of voice assistants booming across the globe. A lot of it has to do with advancements in speech recognition technology, easy accessibility to voice interfaces and availability at the right time and the right place. Not only that, but Covid-19 has acted as a catalyst for businesses. Popularly referred to as the "fourth channel of sales," voice technology is impacting how consumers interact with brands, preferring the immediacy and interpersonality of phone calls. Voice assistants are not only helping people get through their regular routines; they have become essential for businesses hoping to assist customers, improve employee engagement, enhance communication efficiencies and elevate user experiences.

Raghu Ravinutala is CEO and co-founder of enterprise-grade conversational AI platform Yellow.ai. The last few years have seen increased adoption of voice technology, with the usage of voice assistants booming across the globe. A lot of it has to do with advancements in speech recognition technology, easy accessibility to voice interfaces and availability at the right time and the right place. Not only that, but Covid-19 has acted as a catalyst for businesses. Popularly referred to as the "fourth channel of sales," voice technology is impacting how consumers interact with brands, preferring the immediacy and interpersonality of phone calls.

New technologies can create new opportunities to engage with customers — but is it always worth it for companies to build out a presence on these platforms? When it comes to launching a voice assistant on Amazon Echo or Google Nest, recent research suggests the investment won’t necessarily pay off. The authors analyzed stock price data for nearly 100 companies before and after they released voice assistant features, and they found that while some firms experienced a positive bump in valuation after launching their voice assistant, others experienced no increase or even a notable decrease in market value. Specifically, firms that launched informational features experienced an average 1% increase in valuation, firms that launched object-control features experienced no change in stock price, and firms that launched transactional features actually experienced an average 1.2% decrease in market value. As such, the authors argue that companies should think carefully before investing in a voice assistant to ensure that the value added will be worth the substantial development costs.

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Among the fastest growing verticals in the smart home space is the smart appliance market. Voice-controlled artificial intelligence assistants -- where the consumer uses their voice to direct, control or engage with technology -- are on trend to become the primary method for communicating with devices. Don't lift a finger: AI-driven voice commands are the future of the smart home Consumers, who are used to having answers at the tip of their fingers, have easily (and eagerly) adjusted to using their voice.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has started focusing on animal welfare including poultry farms in recent times. Farmers can leverage AI for its voice technology with a deep learning tool known as a bird-brained bot to gain information regarding baby chicks and chickens on their farms. AI can help to detect squawking chickens and get them out of distress by enhancing their health or physical conditions. The bird-brained bot is developed for the well-being of squawking chickens by listening to them carefully. The deep learning tool with the integrated voice technology can help to determine their issues and happiness with their squawking patterns. Instagram's New AI is the Common Creep Tech that Happily Invades Your Privacy But Why are Other Nations Worried?