Speech Recognition: Late 80’s/Early 90’s
Introduction Of Continuous Dictation
- Required High End Computers (Dedicated SUN Workstations)
- Remained Speaker Dependent
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Discrete Recognition Comes Of Age
- Designed To Run On Standard PCs
- Minimal Special Hardware Required
- Quasi-Speaker Independent: Still Required Training
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First Practical Applications of Speech Recognition
- Kurzweil’s Medical Applications
- Automated Operator “Please Say ‘Operator’ At The Tone”