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Improved computer speech recognition

03.06.2017

In the near future, we will be able to communicate with computers and mobile devices as easily and naturally as with people.

Mary Meeker, speaking at the Code Conference event, said that Google has increased the accuracy of English speech recognition to 95%.

Thanks to machine learning algorithms, the Google search engine and voice assistant now understand English speech with the same accuracy as native speakers.

It is worth noting that four years ago, the accuracy of English recognition was 75%.

Given the pace at which Google is developing this area, in the near future we will be able to communicate with computers and mobile devices as easily and naturally as with people.

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