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Speechly is joining Roblox

Hannes Heikinheimo

Sep 19, 2023

1 min read

voice tech

4 Voice Chat Solutions for Virtual Reality

Voice chat has become an expected feature in virtual reality (VR) experiences. However, there are important factors to consider when picking the best solution to power your experience. This post will compare the pros and cons of the 4 leading VR voice chat solutions to help you make the best selection possible for your game or social experience.

Matt Durgavich

Jul 06, 2023

5 min read

company news

Speechly Has Received SOC 2 Type II Certification

Speechly has recently received SOC 2 Type II certification. This certification demonstrates Speechly's unwavering commitment to maintaining robust security controls and protecting client data.

Markus Lång

Jun 01, 2023

1 min read

use cases

Countering Extremism in Online Games - New NYU Report

A recent NYU report exposes how extremist actors exploit online game communication features. In this blog we expand on NYU's data and recommendations for maintaining safety and security in online gaming communities.

Collin Borns

May 30, 2023

4 min read

voice tech

What You Can Learn from The Data in Xbox’s Transparency Report

The 2023 Xbox Transparency Report is (likely) around the corner. Our first blog broke down how the moderation process works at Xbox, but this blog will take a deep dive into the data from the inaugural report comparing Reactive vs Proactive moderation.

Otto Söderlund

May 15, 2023

6 min read

voice tech

What You Can Learn from The Player Journey Outlined in Xbox’s Transparency Report

Xbox will likely release their second Transparency Report this month. To prepare for the release, this blog post digs into the first Transparency Report, bringing specific attention to the Player Journey and the Moderation Process at Xbox.

Otto Söderlund

May 08, 2023

4 min read

use cases

The 5 AI Technologies You Need for Voice Chat Moderation in Games

The rapid rise of multiplayer online gaming has resulted in video games becoming social experiences. Voice chat has become an important communication channel to facilitate this social experience, but also the top channel for toxic behavior. Luckily there are 5 AI technologies to help overcome this toxicity.

Hannes Heikinheimo

Apr 18, 2023

4 min read

voice tech

Speechly in The Wall Street Journal - Awareness Rises for Voice Chat Toxicity in Games

Speechly was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal. While it was an honor to be recognized by a prestigious publication, it is even more notable that voice chat toxicity in video games is being covered by a leading general business news publisher. People outside of online games are noticing the problem with voice chat in games.

Collin Borns

Apr 10, 2023

3 min read

voice tech

Analyzing Open AI's Whisper ASR Accuracy: Word Error Rates Across Languages and Model Sizes

OpenAI has generated a lot of interest in its Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) system since launching the open source model in September 2022. However, there is little data about Whisper's in-the-wild performance across languages and models. To fill this gap, we tested several Whisper models against manually transcribed YouTube videos for 19 different languages.

Hannes Heikinheimo

Apr 04, 2023

2 min read