Automatic Speech Recognition of Conversational Speech in Individuals With Disordered Speech

• Published in: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 4176 - 4185
• Main Authors: Tobin, Jimmy, Nelson, Phillip, MacDonald, Bob, Heywood, Rus, Cave, Richard, Seaver, Katie, Desjardins, Antoine, Jiang, Pan-Pan, Green, Jordan R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 07.11.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Forum: Research Symposium on Artificial Intelligence; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reading; Speech; Speech Disorders - rehabilitation; Speech Recognition Software; Young Adult

This study examines the effectiveness of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for individuals with speech disorders, addressing the gap in performance between read and conversational ASR. We analyze the factors influencing this disparity and the effect of speech mode-specific training on ASR accuracy....