Is Sensory an AI Company? on April 11, 2024 Since its inception, Sensory has been at the forefront of innovation in voice recognition technology.  Initially tackling the challenge of enabling low cost speech recognition on resource-constrained devices, Sensory introduced the RSC-164 in 1994. This groundbreaking microcontroller, inspired by Intel’s 8051TM core, boasted 2KB of RAM and 64KB of ROM (yes that is “KB”!), a marvel for its time, achieving ..read more

Sensory: A Key to The New Siri Era on July 5, 2023 In the fast-paced world of technology, even a single word can make a difference. Apple, one of the industry's pioneers, has recently announced a significant change in their voice assistant service. Instead of the former "Hey Siri" wake word, users can now simply invoke Siri by saying "Siri" across iPhone, iPad, Mac, HomePod, and other devices.  For the uninitiated, Sensory ..read more

Sensory and XMOS: Powering the Next Era of Voice Control Technologies on June 28, 2023 A new era of voice control technology is unfolding before us, and leading this digital revolution are Sensory and XMOS. By merging their unique and cutting-edge technologies, these two pioneers are redefining what's possible in the voice activation realm. In today's blog, we'll explore the fusion of Sensory's TrulyHandsfree and XMOS's xcore®-voice, and how they're shaping a future where interaction ..read more

Revolutionizing Sound Analysis: Unveiling Cloud-Based Sound ID on June 7, 2023 We are excited to announce the launch of our new Cloud-based SoundID model, which is capable of detecting over 400 different sound classes with exceptional accuracy. This powerful deep learned technology has enormous potential in a range of industries, including healthcare, security, automotive, and industrial automation. The Cloud-based SoundID model is highly accurate and can provide a list of the ..read more

SoundID Enhanced: Unveiling the Latest Low-Power Sound Detection Features for Diverse Industries on May 3, 2023 Detecting sound events is crucial in a variety of industries, from automotive, security to healthcare and others. However, solutions are often required to run on tiny embedded platforms, that's why we are excited to introduce Low-Power Sound Identification - a machine learning technology that can detect sound events using minimal power. Our low-power SoundID solution can run on DSP chips ..read more

Bringing Consumer Products into the world of ChatGPT on April 19, 2023 How can we make Chat (which refers to any large language model like ChatGPT that uses generative AI) work on wearable consumer products such as in-ear voice assistants or smartwatches, and enable it to provide responses without simply reading canned text from a website and saying, "here's what I found on the internet"? Chat GPT is currently a text-based interface ..read more

Recognizing Kids Voices: Advancements in Speech Recognition for Children on February 28, 2023 February 28, 2023 Since the early 2000’s a number of universities have conducted cutting-edge speech technology research aimed at improving reading fluency and comprehension in children. At Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Project LISTEN’s virtual tutor allowed children and computers to take turns reading stories aloud. Similarly, the University of Colorado’s Literacy Tutor tracked the child’s reading position on screen while ..read more

Sensory Earns SOC 2 Type II Certification for SensoryCloud.ai Platform on February 8, 2023 Sensory is proud to announce that the SensoryCloud.ai platform has achieved SOC 2 Type II certification - demonstrating our uncompromising commitment to security, privacy and customer trust. What is SOC 2 Type II Certification? SOC 2 Type II certification is a set of standards set forth by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). It is an internationally recognized certification that ..read more

My Take on Generative AI on January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023 Have you heard of ChatGPT? Of course, you have!  Everybody has!! Conversations about Large Language Models (LLMs) were once confined to the domain of speech techies, but now it’s gone mainstream. My running pal Kazilla, who works in healthcare not AI, posts on LinkedIn about it; my kids talk about it at the dinner table; and my ..read more

on December 2, 2022 Amazon is on track to lose $10B on its devices group, which includes Alexa, and massive layoffs have been announced targeting the Alexa team. Google Assistant Actions and Driving Mode have been shut down amidst rumors of layoffs and re-prioritizing the Google Assistant and AI functions to make their in-house hardware better. Samsung barely made it out of the gates ..read more