- R. Rosenfeld, D. Olsen, Alexander I. Rudnicky. 2001. Universal speech interfaces. Abstract: In recent years speech recognition has reached the point of commercial viability realizable on any off-the-shelf computer. This is a goal that has long been sought by both the research community and by prospective users. Anyone who has used these technologies understands that the recognition has many flaws and there is much still to be done. The recognition algorithms are not the whole story. There is still the question of how speech can and should actually be used. Related to this is the issue of tools for development of speech-based applications. Achieving reliable, accurate speech recognition is similar to building an inexpensive mouse and keyboard. The underlying input technology is available but the question of how to build the application interface still remains. We have been considering these problems for some time [Rosenfeld et. al., 2000a]. In this paper we present some of our thoughts about the future of speech-based interaction. This paper is not a report of results we have obtained, but rather a vision of a future to be explored.
