Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Interspeech is a technical conference focused on speech processing and application, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, ranging from basic theories to advanced applications. Amazon was a platinum sponsor of the 2020 event, held Oct. 25-29.

During the conference, director of speech Shehzad Mevawalla hosted a keynote talk on successes, challenges and opportunities for speech technology in conversational agents.

Watch the recording of Mevawalla's talk below, where he provides a behind-the scenes look at the technical complexities and the science that goes into Alexa's speech capabilities.

Learn more: https://www.amazon.science/videos-webinars/successes-challenges-and-opportunities-for-speech-technology-in-conversational-agents

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