Project Vaani steps up inclusivity with dataset for atypical speech in three languages

While speech technology for Indian languages has moved beyond the infancy stage, it still trails English and struggles with regional dialects and cultural contexts. The challenge becomes even more acute when it comes to atypical speech (speech that deviates from standard speech patterns) in Indian languages, as most Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems are designed for standard speech.

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