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While neither automatic speaker recognition nor automatic speech recognition can
approach the abilities of the average human, automatic language recognition systems
exceed average human abilities (partly because few humans can speak 10 languages).
In this way, despite the disadvantages of the technology developed to date, it can find
ready application outside the research laboratory.
7.5
Speech recognition
Entire texts have been written on the subject of speech recognition, and this topic alone
probably accounts for more than half of the research and development effort in the fields
of speech and audio processing. The ability to communicate to a computer, without the
use of a keyboard, has been around for almost as long as electronic computers have
been with us. Yet, despite the significant research effort, speech recognition systems are
elusive apart from in a few niche areas.
7.5.1
Types of speech recogniser
Speech recognition covers a wide field, and is normally categorised by a few key
descriptive phrases:
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