Ministry of Science and ICT & Korea Communications Commission Hold AI Technology Voice-to-Subtitle Automatic Conversion Demonstration

On the 20th at Yeouido Irum Center
41st Disability Day Commemoration Event

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] On the 20th, the Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Science and ICT held a demonstration event for the ‘Automatic Conversion Technology for Subtitles and Sign Language Broadcasting Using AI Technology’ at the Yeouido Irum Center in celebration of the 41st Disabled Persons Day, showcasing the collaboration between the two ministries.

At the event, Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, along with representatives from the Ministry of Science and ICT, two disability organizations (Korean Association of the Deaf and Korean Association of the Blind), and related research institutions, observed demonstrations of the ‘Automatic Speech-to-Subtitle Conversion Technology’ developed by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) and the ‘Emotional Expression Service Technology for Supporting Disabled Broadcasting Viewing’ developed by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI).

The Automatic Speech-to-Subtitle Conversion Technology utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) speech recognition technology to automatically convert speech into subtitles on devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs, displaying them on the screen. This supports subtitles when hearing-impaired individuals watch internet videos.

The ‘Emotional Expression Service Technology for Supporting Disabled Broadcasting Viewing’ is designed to improve media accessibility for people with hearing and visual impairments. It consists of ▲ technology that converts speech and subtitles into avatar sign language for the hearing impaired without spatial or temporal constraints, and ▲ audio description broadcasting technology that converts various emotions into speech to provide services for the visually impaired.

The Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Science and ICT aim to develop an automatic speech-subtitle-sign language conversion system by 2023 and link it to enable avatar sign language broadcasting with emotional expression capabilities.

Chairman Han Sang-hyuk stated, “As media service usage has surged with the normalization of a non-face-to-face society, we will strive to advance technology development that reflects the needs of media-disadvantaged groups, moving toward a warm digital inclusive society without media gaps.”

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