Cerf on google voice

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Vint Cerf <vint () google com>
Date: April 15, 2009 11:53:18 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: google voice

Dave,

Of course we are interested in voice input to search or voiced  
interactions with other services. For one thing, this can be very  
beneficial for people who are unable to type or, in a broader sense,  
who may not be keyboard literate but can speak and hear.

As to sources for machine learning (Bayesian etc) for voice input, we  
do use the GOOG-411 inputs for this purpose but not the subsequent  
exchanges after a call is placed to a target merchant, etc. As Lauren  
has reported we record voice messages as one would expect for voice  
mail and will also attempt to transcribe them on request. Unless the  
Google Voice subscriber asks for it, we do not record voice calls  
received through Google Voice and if we do record those, that fact is  
announced to the other side of the call. As far as I am aware,  
however, we do not use these recordings for speech recognition  
training nor for any kind of targetting of advertising. Nor do we  
record outgoing calls, as Lauren reports.

The FAQs for these services are intended to be clear and accurate with  
regard to these questions and I am committed to improving that clarity  
and transparency if they appear to be deficient.

Vint





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