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Speech & AI - Otto Söderlund, Speechly

In our fifth episode, we discuss the the rising creed of speech user interfaces and the pivotal role AI technologies play in their emergence. Speechly is a unique speech understanding & Natural Language Understanding technology company, formed around ex-Apple Siri developers. In this episode, we discuss the status of speech technologies globally, and focus on local languages and the strategic and political importance of having independent technology available.

Otto Söderlund is the CEO of Speechly. A seasoned technology entrepreneur with an exit under his belt, Otto has been pioneering language understanding development in the private sector. Find out Otto's predictions for the next 24 months of speech UI emergence, and get his take on state of speech tech in Finland vs. in Netherlands, in the UK, or in Sweden.