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

Abstract: Aim: This study aims to compare Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) within the Floraspeak system in a bid to enhance the usability and accuracy of flower ...

Federal immigration enforcement agents are using facial recognition technology to track and record U.S. citizen observers, according to a federal court declaration in Minnesota. In a sworn statement ...

The UK government’s proposed reforms to policing in England and Wales signal an increase in the use of facial recognition technology. The number of live facial recognition vans is set to rise from ten ...

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said. By Sheera ...

The grocery store chain Wegmans, among other retailers, is using face recognition on its customers — and scanning their faces for resemblance not only to accused shoplifters but also to people whose ...

The biggest chains in America are using facial recognition technology to try to stop shoplifting. But most customers are unaware their faces are being scanned while they shop. Facial recognition isn’t ...

NAIROBI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The African Union's Political Affairs Peace and Security council called on Tuesday for the "immediate revocation" of Israel's recognition of Somaliland. Israeli Foreign ...

Dystopian or useful? Amazon’s Ring doorbells will now be able to identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature, the company said on Tuesday. The controversial feature, ...

Android translation text tools have transformed how we communicate across languages, with built-in features like Google Lens translation enabling instant recognition of text through the camera in over ...

HTR-ConvText is a novel hybrid architecture for Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) that effectively balances local feature extraction with global contextual modeling. Designed to overcome the ...