http://simonwillison.net/2010-05-04T12:35:00+00:00Simon Willison2010-05-04T12:35:00+00:002010-05-04T12:35:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/May/4/speech/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://robertfortner.posterous.com/the-unrecognized-death-of-speech-recognition"><p>Originally, however, speech recognition was going to lead to artificial intelligence. Computing pioneer Alan Turing suggested in 1950 that we “provide the machine with the best sense organs that money can buy, and then teach it to understand and speak English.” Over half a century later, artificial intelligence has become prerequisite to understanding speech. We have neither the chicken nor the egg.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://robertfortner.posterous.com/the-unrecognized-death-of-speech-recognition">Robert Fortner</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/alan-turing">alan-turing</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/speechrecognition">speechrecognition</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/recovered">recovered</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/robert-fortner">robert-fortner</a></p>

2007-02-01T17:19:13+00:002007-02-01T17:19:13+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Feb/1/microsoft/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=418">Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw</a></strong></p> “I have verified that I can create a sound file that can wake Vista speech recognition, open Windows Explorer, delete the documents folder, and then empty the trash.” <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/funny">funny</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/microsoft">microsoft</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/security">security</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/speechrecognition">speechrecognition</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/vista">vista</a></p>