Voice recognition could soon read emotions

Poor diction, difficult words or thick accents can confuse speech recognition programs, writes abc.net.au.

"That's because the science of voice recognition is still in its infancy. Researchers are now hoping to improve things by having the systems communicate in ways that reflect human interaction more closely.

Voice recognition systems may even learn to read lips, and within five years, it may even be possible to hum a tune, and have a computer find it for you.

Professor of computer science from Macquarie University Robert Dale says researchers are now studying the way musicians breathe because it could hold clues to the way breathing is related to emotions. He says that could help emotionless machines to detect human feelings."

emily | 1:18 PM | Technology |
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