You can consider Apple AirPods AI headphones because they use artificial intelligence for noise cancellation. However, what if we take that audiophile tech to the next level? That is what the folks at the University of Washington (UW) achieved with its latest innovation. Its Target Speech Hearing blocks other sounds to help you hear a specific person. READ: AirPods Pro might have “hearing aid mode” Article continues after this advertisementThe technology lets you hear that person even if you’re not facing them or you’re in a noisy crowd. As a result, it could drastically improve future earbuds and hearing aids. FEATURED STORIES TECHNOLOGY vivo launches V40 Lite with 5000mAh battery covered by 50-month warranty, starts at Php 13,999 TECHNOLOGY Galaxy Buds3 Pro: Delivering tailored sound wherever you go TECHNOLOGY Very mindful, very intuitive: ASUS’ most superior AI PC yet, the Zenbook S 14, empowers you to achieve more How do these AI headphones work?College news publication UW News reported on the Target Speech Hearing technology. Shyam Gollakota, a UW professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is one of its main researchers. “We develop AI to modify the auditory perception of anyone wearing headphones,” he said. It works by “enrolling” a specific person into the system so that it can recognize it in a crowd. Article continues after this advertisementThe program works with any off-the-shelf headphones with microphones, turning them into AI headphones. Article continues after this advertisementThe user starts by tapping a button while directing their head at someone talking. Then, the microphones will receive those sound waves signal an on-board embedded computer. Article continues after this advertisementThe UW team’s machine learning software will learn the specific speaker’s vocal patterns. Eventually, the system’s ability to focus on the enrolled voice improves as the speaker keeps talking. Gollakota and his team tested the system on 21 subjects. The respondents rated the clarity of the enrolled speaker’s voice almost twice as high as unfiltered audio. Article continues after this advertisementUW News admits that the TSH system has flaws. For example, it can only enroll one speaker at a time. It cannot register one when no loud voices are coming from the same direction as the target speaker’s voice. Still, users can repeatedly enroll a speaker until voice clarity improves. Subscribe to our daily newsletter The UW team plans to expand the system to earbuds and hearing aids. Soonfirekubi, it might power your next pair of AI headphones! TOPICS: AI, technology READ NEXT What is an AI PC, and would you need one? ChatGPT Edu now available in select universities EDITORS' PICK Marcos smiled, walked away when asked about VP Duterte’s accusation Kristine gets nearer; Metro Manila, 42 other areas under Signal No. 1 Heart Evangelista: Woman to woman, I never had a problem with Pia Wurtzbach Central Visayas’ most wanted killed in shootout in Argao, Cebu LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Storm Kristine Sandro Marcos calls out VP Sara Duterte: ‘You crossed the line’ MOST READ SC issues TRO vs Comelec resolution on dismissed public officials Tropical Storm Kristine slightly intensifies; Signal No. 2 in 5 areas Walang Pasok: Class suspensions on Wednesday, Oct. 23 LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Storm Kristine View comments |
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