Speech-to-Text Selection - David Borish, PRIMO AI

09/15/19 • 47 min

Voice Tech Podcast: Master AI for B2B Audio Content Marketing in 2025

David Borish is Chief Creative at PRIMO AI, a New York startup that recommends the highest performing Speech-to-text (STT) and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) services for a particular dataset and geographical region. We discover what the biggest problem with speech to text systems is today, and why trying to solve it by hiring data scientists can be prohibitively expensive.

We also discuss the advantages of acquiring a technology patent, why David chose to recently enter the voice space, and the approach he takes when selecting his next entrepreneurial challenge. David is a seasoned startup veteran who believes passionately in the future of voice, and our conversation contains many valuable lessons to take away.

Links from the show:

Primo AI: voiceprimo.com
Become a beta tester: [email protected]
David Borish homepage: http://www.davidborish.com
Headspin: https://www.headspin.io
Kaldi: http://kaldi-asr.org/
Google Cloud STT: http://bit.ly/2QkCYHN
Phebi Voice Search https://getphebi.com

Sponsors:

AllAboutVoice Conference, Munich, Oct 11: http://bit.ly/30pzhAW - 15% discount with code VOICETECH
Robocopy Conversation Design Course http://bit.ly/2Q3QRts - 20% off with code VOICETECH20

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Links from the show:

Primo AI: voiceprimo.com
Become a beta tester: [email protected]
David Borish homepage: http://www.davidborish.com
Headspin: https://www.headspin.io
Kaldi: http://kaldi-asr.org/
Google Cloud STT: http://bit.ly/2QkCYHN
Phebi Voice Search https://getphebi.com

Sponsors:

AllAboutVoice Conference, Munich, Oct 11: http://bit.ly/30pzhAW - 15% discount with code VOICETECH
Robocopy Conversation Design Course http://bit.ly/2Q3QRts - 20% off with code VOICETECH20

Find us here:

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Previous Episode

Questions & Answers - Don White, Satisfi Labs

Don White is CEO and Co-Founder of Satisfi Labs, an AI-powered Knowledge Management Platform that offers conversational search and commerce solutions for fan, guest, and customer engagement. Don describes the types of companies and industries most interested in implementing question and answer solutions, and reveals the number #1 question their customers ask.

We cover how these Q&A models work, how scalable they are, and how they are deployed to clients. We also discuss the benefits of voice search, and how ready consumers are for the transition.

Don also shares some design tips too, such as how to handle unexpected user queries, the reasons for response bias, and the importance of asking follow up questions. And we answer the most crucial question of all: where to buy Bacon on a Stick.

Links from the show:

Satisfi Labs: https://www.satisfilabs.com
Satisfi Funding press release: https://prn.to/2LFXzRa

Sponsors:

Georgian Partners Impact Podcast https://voicetechpodcast.com/impactpodcast
Manning books: https://www.manning.com 40% off all books code: podvoicetech19
Bespoken Webinar, Sept 25: http://bit.ly/2LE4HgH
AllAboutVoice Conference, Munich, Oct 11: http://bit.ly/30pzhAW - 15% discount with code VOICETECH

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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Next Episode

High-tech Interpreters - Jonathan Rechtman, Cadence Translate

Jonathan Rechtman is the co-founder of Cadence Translate, a language services company that help corporations and financial firms conduct business and investment research across the language barrier. Jonathan is a true expert in the field, having worked for the UN, celebrities and businesspeople alike. He explains the state of translation and interpretation today, how the process works, the skills and technology interpreters use, and how the profession is being impacted by the latest developments in technology.

We discuss the do's and don't when hiring interpreters, how you can get the most value from your translated audio, some skills that interpreters have that you can use in your daily life, automatic interpretation devices, unified communications as a service (UCAAS), and much more.

One of the most interesting discoveries to come out of our discussion is the similarity between the mental processes of a human interpreter and the state of the art natural language processing stack that smart speakers use, a connection that can inform our approach to designing voice interfaces.

Links from the show:

Cadence Translate: https://www.cadencetranslate.com (Discount on first use of interpreting/translation service)
Join Cadence as an Linguist: https://www.cadencetranslate.com/learn
Free ebook on Due Diligence for Linguists: http://bit.ly/2magvye
Twilio UCAAS: https://www.twilio.com
Zoom UCAAS: https://zoom.us

Sponsors:

Georgian Partners Impact Podcast https://voicetechpodcast.com/impactpodcast
Manning books: https://www.manning.com 40% off all books code: podvoicetech19
AllAboutVoice Conference, Munich, Oct 11: http://bit.ly/30pzhAW - 15% discount with code VOICETECH
Bespoken Testing Webinar, Sept 25: http://bit.ly/2LE4HgH

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