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It is a scientifically proven fact that no one can pronounce the same word in precisely the same way twice. A computer can, but its pronunciation often sounds robotic. As Johan Godin, Director of AviaVox knows, “Mimicking the human voice and including emotion is incredibly difficult.” Nevertheless, his company has been able to develop an automated system that imitates a human voice. “A word like ‘passenger’, for example, is divided into 36 digital speech elements in our system.& rdquo;
The company has developed more than half-atrillion grammatical sentence constructions in various languages. For each language, that is the equivalent of 1,500 lorries, each carrying seven tonnes of A4 sheets of paper printed on both sides. AviaVox is the world leader in automated speech systems for a wide range of customers that include airports. Passengers in airports such as Heathrow, Schiphol, Moscow and Kuwait are paged by a professional, human voice created by AviaVox. “A clear announcement with no accent is easier to understand and therefore helps to keep passengers moving smoothly through the airport,” says Godin. The technology also has countless potential applications in public transport, sports events, shopping centres and the health care sector.
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