Own The Conversation - Issue #27
Martyn Redstone
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Conversations To Own
Articles and news that might interest you.
Siri gains a new gender-neutral voice option in latest iOS update – TechCrunch
Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn’t sound obviously male or female.
Applying for a job now takes minutes as bosses use software to automate hiring, cut interviews
With the labor shortage and Great Resignation, some companies have automated the hiring process. You may be able to get a job without an interview.
How Consumer Preferences for Conversational AI Interfaces Are Changing
In a new report, Verint details how consumer preferences for conversational AI interfaces are changing.
How NeuralSpace is driving low-resource language processing | VentureBeat
London-based NeuralSpace, which offers a no-code platform to train and deploy low resource language processing models, has raised $1.7 million seed funding.
ASAPP AI Researchers Propose a Family of Pre-Trained Models (SEW) for Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) that could be Significantly Better in Performance-Efficiency than the Existing Wav2Vec 2.0 Architecture
Big brains and deep pockets going big into AI
Korean companies are aiming to develop a so-called “hyperscale” AI, an industry term referring to a system with more parameters and better capacity to process huge amounts of data.
Deepfakes Can Replicate Human Voices Now — Maybe Yours
Even as deepfakes grow more sophisticated, the technology to detect them lags behind the technology to create them.
Introducing Avatar: Out-of-the-Box NLP for Automated Omnichannel Communications
Voximplant Platform rolls out a beta version of Avatar, an out-of-the-box NLP for automated omnichannel communications that actually works.
How conversational marketing is the need of the hour for brands - The Financial Express
One-to-one interactions in real-time across channels have become necessary to establish long-lasting customer relationships and enhance the online customer experience
After Series A Funding Speech Graphics Announces Expansion and Introduction of New Brand, Rapport
Speech Graphics, a pioneer of audio-driven facial animation technology, has expanded in response to increased demand for relatable virtual assistants that can offer a consistent, humanized experience at scale.
Funding and Deals
Neosapience gets $21.5M to use AI-powered synthetic avatars for creators – TechCrunch
Artificial intelligence-powered voice and video technologies have been gaining steady popularity in recent years. A Korean startup called Neosapience has developed a synthetic voice and video platform, Typecast, that lets users turn text into a video without recording and editing in a studio.
Low-Resource Language API Platform NeuralSpace Raises USD 1.7m in Seed Round - Slator
NeuralSpace, low-resource language API platform for software and app developers, raises USD 1.7m in seed round led by Merus Capital.
SKAEL Raises $38 Million Series A Round to Help Companies Hyperautomate with Next-Gen AI
A pioneer in hyperautomation, SKAEL is launching its new Digital Workforce Platform, which combines its automation and conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to bring a new class of Digital Employees to market.
Latest Jobs from Bot Jobs
See more jobs at Bot Jobs.
FEATURED ROLE: Sales Manager @ EBM - Bot Jobs
We are looking for a passionate, ambitious and experienced Sales Manager to join our young and growing product business. With operations in the UK and North America, Filament CX and our platform EBM aims to deliver engaging and valuable digital assistant solutions for some of the world’s leading organisations.
Product Owner - Virtual Assistance @ IAG - Bot Jobs
As part of the Customer Technology team, your role as Product Owner will be to support the team with the latest analytics, customer feedback, industry trends and emerging technology in your space.
Design Director - Conversational Design Portfolio @ USAA - Bot Jobs
We are seeking a talented Design Director with conversation design experience. This position can be worked either 100% remotely from home or from our corporate office in San Antonio, TX or our regional offices in Plano, TX, or Austin, TX.
Research Scientist, Conversational AI @ Oculus VR - Bot Jobs
We are looking for a skilled and motivated researcher with expertise in conversational AI, goal-oriented dialogue systems, task-oriented dialogue systems, or related fields to join our team.
Who's Talking
PODCASTS & INTERVIEWS
Ravi Saraogi speaks with iTWireTV about Uniphore and the power of conversational AI
iTWireTV spoke with Ravi Saraogi, co-founder and president, Uniphore, on the power of conversational AI and the great benefits it brings
EVENTS & IRL MEETUPS
THE EUROPEAN CHATBOT & CONVERSATIONAL AI SUMMIT 2nd EDITION
March 1st & 2nd 2022
Online & Hybrid!
Chatbots, AI & VOICE Conference 2022 @Metaverse
Join us in the Metaverse and network with the top industry experts from companies like Google, Amazon, Walmart.
Advantest VOICE – Advantest Developer Conference
Each year, the VOICE Developer Conference unites semiconductor test professionals representing the world’s leading integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), foundries, fabless semiconductor companies and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers to exchange information about the latest technology advancements, express new ideas, share best practices and network with one another.
4th World Chatbots Summit | Luxatia International
Join us and global executives as we return for our 4th Annual World Chatbots Summit in Berlin, Germany on May 19th and 20th. This edition will focus on expanding the range of chatbot’s internal and external use cases, adding a human touch into NLP technology and overcoming ethical and security issues.
Conversational AI Summit | RE•WORK
Discover advances in NLP, and how application can help create digital assistants, chatbots and conversational interfaces to improve customer experience & increase engagement
PEVoC14 Conference will take place live on 24-27 August 2022
The 14th Pan-European Voice Conference has been postponed and will take place on 24-27 August 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference will take place in the new building of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Closing notes
Obviously, we cannot let this week pass without mentioning the horrific, unjust and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We’ve heard many stories of heroism from the Ukrainians in their defence of their democratic, free and sovereign country. I wanted to personally send my thoughts, prayers and hopes of a good future to our Ukrainian friends in the Conversational AI community.
This week sees Bot Jobs heading (virtually) to the European Chatbot and Conversational AI Summit as an exhibitor. Come and meet me there. There’s also a special offer for anybody posting jobs on Bot Jobs this week (see above).
I’m hoping that this newsletter keeps building and improving with every issue. Let me know your thoughts, feedback and ideas of what you want to see by DM on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or even TikTok (not that I have worked that one out yet!).
Martyn, Founder @ bot-jobs.com
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