Top Text-to-Speech Models of 2026: Proprietary vs Open Source Compared

Open source TTS models Kokoro, Orpheus, and Piper are tested on symbols, abbreviations, and prosody with CER and MOS results.

Google’s new free dictation app is the Willow alternative you have been waiting for

Google AI Edge Eloquent is a free, offline-first voice dictation app that automatically cleans up speech and enters a market where paid rivals like Willow and Wispr Flow charge up to $15 a month.
IEEE

Speech Emotional Recognition using XGBoost and Deep Learning Algorithm and Multisource Datasets

Abstract: Speech emotional recognition (SER) focuses on developing computers' comprehension and response to human emotional tones and is a key field of research in human-machine interaction. This ...
IEEE

Speaker-Independent Phoneme-Based Automatic Quranic Speech Recognition Using Deep Learning

Abstract: An automatic speech recognition system is important to help Muslims recite the Holy Quran accurately. Most existing research ignores a wide range of potential users (reciters) in their ...
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Evaluations of Corsight live facial recognition follow Essex Police pause

Essex Police paused its live facial recognition (LFR) deployments after identifying potential accuracy and bias risks, an audit published this week by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office has ...