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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

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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

voice tech

Voice Chat Toxicity in Games: What the Data Say

Speechly recently released the Voice Chat Toxicity Report for Online Games - a consumer survey of over 1000 online gamers on consumers perspective and sentiment towards toxicity on video games. In this interview, Otto Söderlund (Co-Founder and CEO at Speechly) and Bret Kinsella (Founder of Voicebot.ai) sat down to dig into the key results.

Collin Borns

Mar 30, 2023

1 min read

voice tech

Four Perspectives on How to Combat Voice Chat Toxicity in Games: A Look Back at GDC 2023

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) was back in full force for 2023. This came with new product announcements, plenty of content to consume, and nearly 30k gaming industry professionals all gathered in San Francisco. This also gave me the opportunity to gather a wide ranging perspective on the persistent issue of toxicity in online games.

Otto Söderlund

Mar 28, 2023

4 min read