Executive calls for national lab devoted to speech-based AI
A woman visitor laughs when humanoid robot Jia Jia made a correct guess about her age at an expo in Tianjin. Jia Jia uses voice recognition technology developed by iFlytek Co Ltd, a software company specializing in intelligent speech and language technologies. Yue Yuewei / Xinhua A national laboratory focused on artificial intelligence should be established to support AI technology and innovation, said Liu Qingfeng, chairman of iFlytek Co Ltd, a leading firm engaged in intelligent voice and speech technologies. Liu, a deputy to the National People's Congress, called on the government to set up a national lab on voice- and speech-based AI technology, as well as an industry alliance, technological standards and a legal system related to AI technology, He made the call at a news conference on Tuesday during the country's annual legislative and political advisory meetings in Beijing. Zhao Ziming, an analyst at Analysys International in Beijing, said: "Introducing AI technologies into essay correction and marking might make people doubt their accuracy as the machine recognition still has some limitations."
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