- In May 2023, Apple launched a set of cognitive accessibility features including Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier, aiming to improve digital usability for individuals with disabilities. This product development reflects Apple’s commitment to inclusive design, created in collaboration with disability advocacy groups. These tools enhance communication and device interaction for users with speech and vision challenges, setting a new standard for accessible consumer technology and strengthening Apple’s position in the assistive tech market
- In March 2023, Google AI advanced its Universal Speech Model (USM) as part of the 1,000 Languages Initiative, focusing on speech recognition across diverse languages and accents. The development leverages a powerful dataset of over 12 million hours of speech and 28 billion sentences to train models with 2 billion parameters. This update aims to make voice AI more inclusive and accurate globally, significantly enhancing multilingual voice interfaces and expanding Google’s impact in the speech recognition market
