Kimberly Hall+FollowCan AI Truly Hear Every Voice?Google and Howard University are teaming up to make artificial intelligence better at understanding African American English. With so many voice assistants missing the mark on dialects, this project could finally make tech more inclusive. But will this new dataset really fix the bias, or just scratch the surface? How much trust should we put in big tech to get this right? Let’s talk: Is this a turning point for AI, or just another PR move? #Tech #AIEquity #VoiceTech00Share
Frances Chandler+FollowDarth Vader’s AI Voice: Too Real for Fortnite?Did you ever think you’d hear Darth Vader drop F-bombs in Fortnite? Thanks to AI, James Earl Jones’s iconic voice is back, but some players are testing the limits—getting Vader to say things the real actor never would. Epic Games scrambled to patch the loophole, but does this tech push the boundaries of digital legacy or open a can of worms for voice rights and moderation? What’s your take on AI-powered characters going off-script? #AIethics #VoiceTech #GamingDebate #DigitalLegacy #Fortnite #Games31Share
Paul Hall+FollowNvidia’s Open Source ASR: Game Changer?Nvidia just dropped Parakeet-TDT-0.6B-v2, a fully open source speech-to-text model that transcribes an hour of audio in a single second—while rivaling the accuracy of big-name proprietary models. With commercial-friendly licensing and GPU-optimized performance, is this the moment open source finally levels the playing field in voice tech? Or does Nvidia’s hardware lock-in still give it the edge? Let’s debate! #Nvidia #OpenSourceAI #SpeechRecognition #TechDebate #VoiceTech #Tech40Share
Jason Arellano+FollowWould You Trust an AI to Close Your Deal?Solda.AI just scored $4 million to push its fully autonomous AI voice sales agents into more call centers. They claim these bots can close deals end-to-end, boost efficiency by 30%, and speak multiple languages. But here’s the debate: does a machine-driven pitch really build trust, or are we trading human connection for cost savings? Would you be comfortable if your next big purchase was handled by an AI voice? #AIInnovation #VoiceTech #SalesAutomation #FutureOfWork #TechDebate #Tech40Share
