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Apple buys UK-based speech technology startup VocalIQ

32 points by davidbarker 11y ago

eridius 11y ago
This article is behind a paywall.
- trevyn 11y ago
  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QqQIwAGoVChMIpLKj2NmkyAIVkTWICh35CQRN&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7146cec2-6920-11e5-a155-02b6f8af6a62.html&usg=AFQjCNHBTue7qQ6YWz-tSOsnTiILjFPSUA&bvm=bv.104317490,d.cGU https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
  - benbenolson 11y ago
    That's behind a paywall, too.
    - trevyn 11y ago
      Is it for you, or just a quizwall? :)
asd 11y ago
Paywall. Here's a re/code link: http://recode.net/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-u-k-based-speech-technology-startup-vocaliq/ http://recode.net/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-u-k-based-speech...
sebgr 11y ago
This is an early video of VocalIQ's system (2010) for people interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NwuqjUZalU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NwuqjUZalU
- somebodyother 11y ago
  Oh man, this is really impressive. I'm usually incredulous of applied NLP but this seems to have fantastic possibilities so close to implementation, it just needs a hip little web app wrapper. I hear gradients are in.
- Jerry2 11y ago
  This is also an interesting and a much more recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4wlMQAK8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4wlMQAK8o >Blaise Thomson speaking at Playfair Capital's Machine Intelligence 2015 in London. >Blaise is co-founder and CEO of VocalIQ, the world’s first self-learning dialogue API, putting real, natural conversation between people and their devices.
petra 11y ago
Why didn't Google buy them first ? does Google has something similar , externally or in research ?
- deleted 11y ago
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chbrown 11y ago
Another paywall workaround is to use/spoof Google search as your referrer. In Chrome, for example, install the "Referer Control" extension and add an entry for "ft.com", select the "Custom" referer setting, and paste "https://www.google.com/" https://www.google.com/" (without quotes) into the textbox for that entry.

32 points by davidbarker 11y ago

eridius 11y ago

This article is behind a paywall.

trevyn 11y ago
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QqQIwAGoVChMIpLKj2NmkyAIVkTWICh35CQRN&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7146cec2-6920-11e5-a155-02b6f8af6a62.html&usg=AFQjCNHBTue7qQ6YWz-tSOsnTiILjFPSUA&bvm=bv.104317490,d.cGU https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
- benbenolson 11y ago
  That's behind a paywall, too.
  - trevyn 11y ago
    Is it for you, or just a quizwall? :)

asd 11y ago

Paywall. Here's a re/code link: http://recode.net/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-u-k-based-speech-technology-startup-vocaliq/ http://recode.net/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-u-k-based-speech...

sebgr 11y ago

This is an early video of VocalIQ's system (2010) for people interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NwuqjUZalU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NwuqjUZalU

somebodyother 11y ago
Oh man, this is really impressive. I'm usually incredulous of applied NLP but this seems to have fantastic possibilities so close to implementation, it just needs a hip little web app wrapper. I hear gradients are in.
Jerry2 11y ago
This is also an interesting and a much more recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4wlMQAK8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX4wlMQAK8o >Blaise Thomson speaking at Playfair Capital's Machine Intelligence 2015 in London. >Blaise is co-founder and CEO of VocalIQ, the world’s first self-learning dialogue API, putting real, natural conversation between people and their devices.

petra 11y ago

Why didn't Google buy them first ? does Google has something similar , externally or in research ?

deleted 11y ago
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chbrown 11y ago

Another paywall workaround is to use/spoof Google search as your referrer. In Chrome, for example, install the "Referer Control" extension and add an entry for "ft.com", select the "Custom" referer setting, and paste "https://www.google.com/" https://www.google.com/" (without quotes) into the textbox for that entry.