Tech4ALL Digest, October 22
October 22, 2024
Disparities in Whisper’s Automatic Speech Recognition Performance on Disfluent Speech
November 7, 2024
Our Progress
- AImpower.org will be at the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) on November 9-13 in San José, Costa Rica! We will join the workshop on Practicing Inclusivity in AI on Nov 9 and present our paper, “’I Want to Publicize My Stutter’: Community-led Collection and Curation of Chinese Stuttered Speech Data” on Nov 12. Come say hi and ask us about our work on grassroots, community-driven AI if you are around!
- We are excited to kick off our PJMF funded project on developing inclusive speech AI technologies with the stuttering community. Committed to the community-driven approach, we are currently conducting community interviews in which we listen and learn the perspectives from stuttering advocates, community leaders, prominent fluency researchers and stuttering allies. If you are involved in leading and driving stuttering-related community initiatives, we want to hear from you! Please reach out to us at contact@aimpower.org.
Meet Hiro Veta, whose body is failing but whose spirit soars. Despite losing his movement, breathing, and voice to ALS, Hiro transforms his struggle into a mission to help others. Through a computer that became his voice, he shares a powerful message: 99% gratitude for life, but 1% fury against the system slowing down potential cures. Full Video » END ALS: Hiro Fujita at TEDxTokyo 2014
One Product
Through OmaStadi‘s digital platform, Helsinki residents directly shape their city’s future by deciding how to spend millions in public funds. With record-breaking participation, it’s transforming how citizens and government work together to build a better city. Full info » OmaStadi
One Tip
Meet Keyzom Ngodup Massally, UNDP’s Head of Digital and AI Programs, who shares how Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can transform development from local to exponential. Through careful design and safeguards, DPI promises to reduce the time for achieving financial inclusion from 40 years to just 5. But success requires balancing innovation with inclusivity to ensure no one is left behind. Full Article >> A Conversation with Keyzom Ngodup Massally, UNDP’s Head of Digital and AI Programs
One Event
Date: 2024-12-04
Join an intimate backyard celebration where entertainment meets advocacy. Preview Proud Stutter‘s groundbreaking documentary and connect with storytellers championing neurodiversity and speech differences. Limited public spots available. Full Info » Proud Stutter For A Backyard Party
Jobs
Born from a single classroom in Oakland with 2% reading proficiency, Ignite Reading transforms young lives through personalized, science-based virtual tutoring. They have job openings ranging from Data Analyst to UX designer. Full Info >> Ignite Reading
