Applications of spoken language technology and systems

Summary form only given. Over the past twenty years, we have seen an increasing number of successful deployments of spoken language technology. But, there is not a single market where these systems have become truly ubiquitous. In this talk, I will discuss the use of speech technology in mobile devices. Because of the particular features and constraints of these devices (personal device, increasing demand for applications and functionality, limited alternatives for text entry), it's looking like this is the place where we will see widespread adoption of speech technologies as one of the modes of interaction. I will discuss the current state of this industry and the things we need to do to create this widespread adoption.