zoom unveils edge speech recognition enhanced by sensory

Zoom Rooms now provides the ease of voice-activated controls while prioritizing privacy Sensory Inc., a prominent figure in Edge AI technology, has integrated its TrulyNatural embedded speech recognition software into the latest public beta version of Zoom Rooms available on Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows platforms.

Thanks to Sensory's technology, voice commands are now functional across all Zoom Rooms platforms. This enhancement allows Zoom-native voice commands to offer broader capabilities, with all processing done locally and not through the cloud. Users in Zoom Rooms can now activate the system by saying 'Hello Zoom' and utilize commands like 'start meeting', 'leave meeting', 'check in', and others, enabling organizations to conduct secure, private, and efficient hands-free meetings.

TrulyNatural, Sensory’s advanced, deep neural network-based speech recognition system, incorporates natural language understanding. Zoom and Sensory have collaborated to utilize TrulyNatural to develop specialized recognizers for common meeting control voice commands. They've also engineered more sophisticated voice functions, such as alphanumeric recognition for entering meeting IDs and passcodes via voice.

“Zoom recognizes the significance of privacy for enterprise users and chose Sensory to introduce voice control to Zoom Rooms. By leveraging our sophisticated embedded voice AI technology, we've enhanced the voice interaction experience while ensuring complete privacy and maintaining brand identity,” said Todd Mozer, CEO of Sensory, Inc.

“Zoom is committed to simplifying collaboration, yet we never compromise on our customers' privacy and security,” remarked Cynthia Lee, Lead Product Manager at Zoom. “Sensory’s solution met all our criteria: it’s accurate, quick, and keeps privacy intact. We are excited to expand our voice feature set as we move towards a full release later this year.”