Y Combinator Startup Podcast #25 - Baidu's AI Lab Director on Advancing Speech Recognition and Simulation
Aug 11, 2017
Adam Coates, Director of Baidu's Silicon Valley AI Lab, discusses the lab's work in speech-to-text and text-to-speech projects, scaling speech recognition for better performance, the potential of speech recognition as a product, concerns of faking voices, the impact of AI on jobs, and the process of finding and nurturing experts in the AI field.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Scaling Speech Recognition for Better Performance
02:15 • 12min
The Potential and Challenges of Speech Recognition
14:12 • 9min
The Concerns of Faking Voices and the Implications of Audio and Video Manipulation
23:26 • 2min
The Impact of AI on Jobs and the Need for Adaptive Skills
25:18 • 2min
Finding and Creating Professionals in the AI Field
27:44 • 3min