This audio clip was taken at SpeechTek '02, in late October. It demonstrates Brainhat following a mixed initiative conversation, asking questions and giving answers. The programming included four subject areas or "memes:" 1) food, 2) the weatherman who had been hit by lightening, 3) Alisha (Brainhat's persona at the show), 4) a guest in the booth. The recognition was done with Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Version 6. The valley girl voice was provided compliments of Rhetorical Systems.

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This clip was taken using Nuance on Dialogic hardware and Rhetorical's TTS. There is just one meme in play. The caller is Rich, from our office.

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Here is an older clip, using Microsoft SAPI4 and Microsoft's Crystal for TTS.

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We received a call from someone with the wrong number while we were working with Nuance and Rhetorical. We hadn't loaded sufficient information or grammar to deal with a confused person, so the conversation is a bit halting. All the same, the caller never knew that they were speaking with a computer. Do we pass the Turing test?

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