Computers find male voices 'harder to recognise'
Researchers have discovered voice recognition computers find men harder to understand than women.
Edinburgh University scientists found computers failed to understand men's speech because they make "umm" and "err" sounds more frequently.
Researchers recorded phone calls and studied how much of conversations a recognition system could understand.
They pinpointed common recognition errors in an effort to improve accuracy of automated ticket booking lines.
The research found computers made mistakes with words which sound similar and can occur in similar contexts, such as "I saw him" or "I saw them".
Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8548131.stm
Researchers have discovered voice recognition computers find men harder to understand than women.
Edinburgh University scientists found computers failed to understand men's speech because they make "umm" and "err" sounds more frequently.
Researchers recorded phone calls and studied how much of conversations a recognition system could understand.
They pinpointed common recognition errors in an effort to improve accuracy of automated ticket booking lines.
The research found computers made mistakes with words which sound similar and can occur in similar contexts, such as "I saw him" or "I saw them".
Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8548131.stm
