Speech services - enable machines to understand and process human speech.

Speech services use machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to analyze spoken language, identify words and phrases, and interpret their meaning.

Speech services have a wide range of applications, from virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa to speech-enabled customer service and chatbots. They can also be used in industries such as healthcare, finance, and education to provide more efficient and personalized services to users.

Common speech service:

• Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)

  Technology that allows machines to convert spoken words into text.

• Text-to-Speech (TTS)

  Technology that enables machines to convert written text into spoken language.

• Speech-to-Text (STT)

  Technology that converts spoken language into text, which can be used in applications such as automated transcription or voice search.

• Natural Language Understanding (NLU), previous known as LUIS

  Technology that helps machines understand the meaning behind spoken language and interpret the intent of the speaker.