voice recognition

British

noun

the control of a computer system by a voice or voices that the computer has been instructed to accept

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SoundHound AI declined 13% as the maker of voice recognition technology posted a wider-than-anticipated loss in its latest quarter following a massive acquisition spree.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Fully autonomous vehicles will pick up humans from work and drive them to homes where robotic AI assistants move from room to room for improved sound quality and voice recognition, he expects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

In order to ascertain a user's age, the companies can use government-issued identity documents, face or voice recognition or analyse online behaviour to estimate a person's age.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Additionally, the team uses AR smart glasses for basic data recording such as capturing photographs and using voice recognition for notetaking.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

It’s a foreign word, one I don’t know, but I know the tone of his voice: recognition, completion, something added to a set.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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