🔊 Conversational AI

Today's Highlights

• SoundHound AI - pioneering voice solutions in automotive, IoT, and more
• Learn - a couple of courses to further your knowledge in AI
• In Other News - a few interesting developments we're tracking

SoundHound - Innovative Voice Technologies for Automotive, IoT, and Beyond

SoundHound AI, Inc., a pioneer in the voice AI industry, is making significant strides in the field of conversational intelligence. Founded in 2005, SoundHound has developed a suite of innovative voice AI solutions that serve a diverse range of industries, including automotive, TV, IoT, and customer service.

SoundHound's core offering is its Houndify platform, a comprehensive suite of tools that enables brands to build custom voice assistants. The platform supports text and voice queries, custom commands, and a wide range of content domains. Houndify's features include:

• Smart Answering - Provides businesses with an AI-powered voice assistant for handling customer inquiries
• Smart Ordering - Streamlines voice-assisted ordering processes for the restaurant industry
• Dynamic Interaction™ - A multimodal, real-time customer service interface designed to enhance user experience

SoundHound Chat AI also integrates real-time data from various sources, such as weather, sports, stocks, and flight status, delivering up-to-date responses to user queries. The company's portfolio also includes advanced technologies like automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, text-to-speech, and embedded voice solutions.

The company was founded by Dr. Keyvan Mohajer, James Hom, and Seyed Majid Emami. To date, they have a $605 million evaluation.

📚 Learn

In Other News

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AI took their jobs. Now they get paid to make it sound human

If you’re worried about how AI will affect your job, the world of copywriters may offer a glimpse of the future.

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AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics

Voters can talk to AI Steve, whose name will be on the ballot for the U.K.’s general election next month, to ask policy questions or raise concerns.

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