Kakao Enterprise Presents Paper Achievements at 'Interspeech,' the World's Largest Speech Processing AI Conference

On the 18th, Kakao Enterprise presented four research achievements at 'Interspeech,' the world's largest academic conference in the field of speech processing, held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Kakao Enterprise announced on the 19th that it will present a total of four research papers at INTERSPEECH, the world's largest academic conference in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) voice processing.

Now in its 23rd year, INTERSPEECH is being held from the 18th to the 22nd at Songdo Convensia in Incheon. Kakao Enterprise participated as a platinum sponsor and showcased AI that speaks and understands like humans through four papers. Among them, one paper was recognized for its high quality among INTERSPEECH publications and was presented orally.

Kakao Enterprise has been focusing on 'practical AI' and investing heavily in research that connects global technological capabilities to various services. Since its spin-off from Kakao in 2019, it has presented papers at INTERSPEECH for three consecutive years, revealing a total of eight papers to date.

Kakao Enterprise explained that this research is meaningful as it introduced technologies that can be practically applied in services, such as AI that speaks like humans, AI that understands long speech well, AI that comprehends complex human emotions, as well as AI that informs users how close their English pronunciation is to that of native speakers?technologies that people can easily access and understand.

Choi Dong-jin, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) and Vice President of Kakao Enterprise, said, “Kakao Enterprise focuses on practical AI that users can directly utilize and experience, rather than difficult and inaccessible technology. We expect that AI experts from around the world gathered at INTERSPEECH will pay attention to and empathize with Kakao Enterprise’s approach.” He added, “Kakao Enterprise will actively support the research of talented crews to provide technologies that offer users a better life and will continue to make significant efforts and investments in advancing services such as AI chatbots and AI contact centers.”

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