But while voice-enabled smart speakers have proven to have some popularity, we've yet to see many startups working in voice-based interfaces scale up and take on the likes of Nuance or other large platform players like Apple, Google and Amazon.
At a time where we are seeing a huge proliferation of accelerators and incubators hitting the market, this gives those working specifically in voice services a pipeline to one of the companies that might be most strategic for their growth.
Lex can actually work in any voice or text chatbot on mobile, web or in other chat services beyond Messenger, including Slack and Twilio SMS.
Later that year, she worked in a voice role on the animated film The Magic Roundabout, which was released in 2005 in Europe.
Mr. Cohen is a rarity in American architecture: a fresh voice working in an era that has offered few opportunities for creativity to flourish.
In her last years, Ms. Belack continued working in commercials and as a voice actor.
The chairman of the Interdiocesan Pastoral Council, a group of lay people working in the church, added its voice on Wednesday.
This is not necessary with digital recorders and they actually seem to work better in voice activation mode.
Raj Reddy, an artificial intelligence researcher at Carnegie Mellon University who has done pioneering work in voice recognition, said Google's advantage in this field was the ability to store and analyze vast amounts of data.
He started working with voice technology services in 2013, mobile devices in 2006 and IoT in 2004.
Mr. Ganat, the college-bound 18-year-old, began working on voice recognition in the 10th grade.
