Speaking the lingo
- Ever felt like AI is too English-centric? 500-backed GenAI chatbot platform Kata.ai is changing that with a partnership with Arabic speech technology company Kanari AI.
- Together, they will enhance conversational AI solutions across the Middle East and Southeast Asia by integrating Kanari AI’s speech recognition technology with Kata.ai’s chatbot solutions.
- This will create a seamless, multilingual conversational AI experience for businesses, empowering them to engage customers more effectively through both voice and text.
- Through this partnership, enterprises will have access to highly accurate speech recognition across diverse cultural contexts, including Urdu, Hindi, English, and soon Bahasa Indonesia.
- This facilitates effortless communication with customers on various messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger.
- Irzan Raditya, Co-founder & CEO of Kata.ai, shared: “Our combined technologies will empower businesses to engage with their customers more effectively, delivering personalized and dynamic interactions that drive better outcomes.”
- “The speech market in Southeast Asia is growing and Kanari AI’s expertise in speech recognition lets us offer exceptional voice experiences in our local languages,” he added.
- Read the full story here.
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