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South China Morning Post
8 hours ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Alibaba recruits top Chinese AI scientist Li Xiangang to lead speech-recognition push
Li Xiangang, a leading Chinese scientist in speech recognition, has joined Alibaba Group Holding to spearhead its artificial intelligence (AI) voice team, boosting the tech giant's capabilities in the burgeoning field. Sources familiar with the matter said Li, who holds a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences from Peking University, had taken on a role leading speech AI research at the Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant. He fills a position previously held by Yan Zhijie, who left the company. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The speech team, part of Alibaba's Tongyi Lab, focuses on multimodal speech and language models. In July 2024, the lab open-sourced two foundational speech models, SenseVoice and CosyVoice. SenseVoice's multilingual speech recognition notably outperformed OpenAI's Whisper by 50 per cent in Chinese and Cantonese, according to Alibaba. Li's move was first reported by Chinese media outlets. Machine-learning models for speech and recognition have broad AI applications, including in chatbots and digital avatars. Photo: Shutterstock Images Machine-learning models for speech and recognition have broad AI applications, including in chatbots and digital avatars. This has led to intense competition among China's Big Tech firms wanting to stake out their positions in the sector. Chinese search giant Baidu, for example, showcased a digital avatar of Luo Yonghao, a prominent Chinese public speaker and entrepreneur, during its AI Day on Tuesday.
National Post
07-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Microsoft Recommends Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch as the Successor to Nuance PowerMic
Article content VIENNA — Speech Processing Solutions, global leader in professional dictation solutions under the Philips brand, today announced that the Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch has been officially recognized by Microsoft as the recommended successor to the soon-to-be-retired Nuance PowerMic series. Article content Article content As the only microphone recommended by Microsoft for PowerMic replacement, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch delivers seamless, plug-and-play compatibility with many Nuance speech recognition solutions. Article content As the only microphone recommended by Microsoft for PowerMic replacement, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch delivers seamless, plug-and-play compatibility with many Nuance speech recognition solutions, including Dragon Medical One, Dragon Professional Anywhere, Dragon Legal Anywhere, and some versions of PowerScribe offering medical, legal and business professionals a superior alternative for uninterrupted documentation workflows. Article content With an intuitive button layout mirroring the PowerMic, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch offers users a familiar, yet enhanced dictation experience to enable effortless transitions. Already in use by millions of medical, legal and business professionals worldwide, the Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch offers: Article content Compatibility with Dragon Medical One, Dragon Professional Anywhere, Dragon Legal Anywhere, and some versions of PowerScribe, as well as other legacy software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Medical Practice Edition, and Winscribe Pre-configured Dragon function keys for convenient speech recognition control Studio-quality microphone with noise reduction for unprecedented accuracy in speech recognition Ergonomic design and hygienic housing, ideal for long-shift use and clinical work environments Advanced touch sensor navigation replaces the need to switch to a mouse Article content 'With the PowerMic now being retired in the coming weeks, organizations must move quickly to maintain continuity in documentation,' said Dr. Thomas Brauner, CEO at Speech Processing Solutions. 'The Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch is delivering both familiarity and unprecedented quality in speech recognition accuracy. I am delighted to be able to offer the Philips SpeechMike – the leading and most widely used dictation microphone in the world – to all existing PowerMic users.' Article content The Philips SpeechMike Premium Touch is available now through professional distribution channels. Article content Speech Processing Solutions (SPS) is the global leader in AI-powered dictation and transcription solutions. Active in over 50 countries with more than 4 million users and a network of 1,000+ partners, SPS develops award-winning speech-to-text technologies and devices under the Philips brand. Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, SPS is globally active with offices in Australia, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, and the US. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content Article content
