Krisp today introduced Listener-side Accent Conversion, a real-time, voice AI technology designed to improve how accented English is understood in live conversations. The system operates on-device in ...

Qwen TTS focuses on on-device processing with no external API; emotion control relies on precise prompts, shaping output ...

Having long ago seen the handwriting on the wall for the journalism profession with the debut of GenAI, I decided to just cut to the chase and build my replacement now.

Abstract: The comprehension of human language is fundamentally important in modern intelligent systems. Automatic Speech Intelligibility assessment involves determining the efficiency with which ...

UniSS is a unified single-stage speech-to-speech translation (S2ST) framework that achieves high translation fidelity and speech quality, while preserving timbre, emotion, and duration consistency.

Abstract: In spite of the fact that Braille is an important channel of communication for the visually impaired, conventional systems require specialized training and expensive devices that are hard to ...

Free AI tools Goose and Qwen3-coder may replace a pricey Claude Code plan. Setup is straightforward but requires a powerful local machine. Early tests show promise, though issues remain with accuracy ...

The Queensland government has announced new hate speech reforms, including bans on controversial slogans and symbols and protections for places of worship. The proposed changes have been welcomed as a ...

The NSW government has moved to strengthen Codes of Conduct for government, independent and Catholic schools, making it easier for staff to be removed even where behaviour falls short of a criminal ...

Bad Bunny gave a powerful speech about the Latino community at the Grammy Awards. The reggaeton superstar used his first acceptance speech of the night to address U.S. Immigration and Customs ...