The ATO now holds the voiceprints of one in seven Australians
The Australian Taxation Office holds the voiceprint of one in seven Australians, according to figures released to Computerworld.
The Australian Taxation Office holds the voiceprint of one in seven Australians, according to figures released to Computerworld.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched an in-app and online chatbot named Ceba.
ANZ is working with technology company Nuance to integrate voice biometrics into its mobile apps.
“Conventional systems focus on artificial intelligence. But there’s other types of intelligence – emotional intelligence,” says Dr. Mark Johnson of VoiceBox Technologies. “We’re trying to build systems that will be much more context aware."
Last year it was revealed that the microphones on Samsung ‘smart’ televisions were always on, to enable the device receive voice instructions at any moment.
Microsoft revealed this morning that its digital personal assistant, Cortana, will be available to Australians in the not-too-distant future.
Along with its enormous success, Facebook has a giant, growing TMI (too much information) problem: how to help its almost one and a half billion users sort through the onslaught of news reports, photos, messages, and posts generated on the social network around the world every day.
Coles is conducting an in-home customer trial of Hiku: A device that incorporates voice-recognition capabilities and allows users to add items to an online shopping list.
More than 30,000 people have already recorded a 'voiceprint' with the Australian Taxation Office, allowing quicker ID verification during calls to the ATO.
Microsoft's voice-activated digital assistant Cortana is coming to China in a beta version nicknamed "Xiao Na", as part of several new functions packed into a Windows Phone 8.1 update.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has stated plans to turn on voice authentication to verify customer identities by the end of December at the latest.
The Australian Passport Office (APO) seeks to expand its use of biometric technology, according a request for tender published today.
Microsoft's Kinect technology, already adept at reading hand and body movements, is incorporating sign language into its motion-sensing vocabulary as part of a new research project meant to help the deaf.
Intel Capital, Samsung Venture Investment and Telefónica Digital have all invested in Expect Labs, whose technology is used to analyze and understand conversations in real-time and find related information.
New research by Indiana University shows using artificial intelligence to understand and predict the outcomes of medical treatment could reduce health care costs by more than 50% while also improving patient outcomes by nearly the same amount.