Silicon Republic May 19, 2021
Dr Heidi Christensen is passionate about using AI-based voice technologies to advance healthcare and diagnostics.
Speech signals play a major role in human communication. This includes not just the words a person says but also their emotions – both verbal and non-verbal traits that make up how a person is trying to communicate.
As humans, we spend our lives surrounded by other humans learning these subtle cues. Many of us can tell the difference between someone who is feeling fine and someone who is just saying it to cover feelings of anxiety or stress.
In healthcare, there are many situations where picking up on more subtle speech signals is vital to assess a person’s wellbeing. And, in some cases, language...