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Sara Smolley

Cofounder, Voiceitt

Search every verified Sara Smolley interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Sara Smolley, co-founder of Voiceitt, has been active in promoting the company's speech recognition technology for people with non-standard speech. In 2023, she participated in a ChangeNOW panel with Microsoft's Jean-Philippe Courtois, discussing Voiceitt's development and its approach to fundraising, which she described as combining government grants, cash prize competitions, and investment. She also appeared in podcast episodes and presentations explaining Voiceitt's mission, which she said originated from her grandmother's experience with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and detailing how the technology learns individual speech patterns to enable communication and access to voice-enabled devices. Smolley has also discussed Voiceitt's partnerships and ongoing projects, including an integration with Amazon Alexa and work with organizations like AARP and St. John's Community Services. She has highlighted the company's efforts to collect voice data through community initiatives like the Ensemble project, which aims to improve the technology's accuracy for diverse speech patterns. In earlier appearances, she described Voiceitt's participation in the Amazon Alexa Accelerator and a BIRD Foundation grant for developing a wearable device.

Recent appearances

  • What is Voiceitt? Inclusive Speech Recognition (Using AI)

    September 13, 2023 · 📺 Equal IT: Mission-Driven Recruitment

    Sara Smolley (Co-founder and Head of Partnerships) & Dr. Rachel Levy (Lead Customer Success Manager) share more on Voiceitt. Voiceitt has developed speech recognition for non-standard speech: opening the world of voice technology for people with speech disabilities, aging adults, and accented speakers. Their technology combines state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and Voiceitt’s unique, proprietary database of atypical speech patterns. More on Voiceitt: https://www.voiceitt.com/ Catch our full Equal Inspired Episode: YouTube:    • 010 | Voiceitt (Speech Recognition Technol...   Sp…

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  • Fostering collaboration | Jean-Philippe Courtois, Sara Smolley | Panel x ChangeNOW2023

    May 25, 2023 · 📺 ChangeNOW

    Speaker(s): Jean-Philippe Courtois, EVP & President NTP, Microsoft Sara Smolley, Co-Founder and Vice President, Strategic Alliances, VoiceittModerated by: Joss Ford, Founder, Enviral This conference was filmed during ChangeNOW, the largest event of solutions for the planet, in Paris from 25 to 27 May 2023 for its 6th edition. The three-day summit will bring together over 35,000 of the world’s leading policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, companies, NGOs, and citizens to address pressing issues around climate, resources, biodiversity, and inclusion Learn more at www.changenow.world

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  • 010 | Voiceitt (Speech Recognition Technology)

    February 22, 2023 · 📺 Equal IT: Mission-Driven Recruitment

    Sara Smolley (Co-founder and Head of Partnerships) & Dr. Rachel Levy (Lead Customer Success Manager) from Voiceitt join us to discuss the world of voice recognition technology: Voiceitt is a digital health startup that has developed a unique speech recognition technology to help people with disabilities live more independently. We explore: 🌟 Why Voiceitt is on a mission to make speech truly accessible to all 🌟 How Voiceitt's proprietary automatic speech recognition (ASR) was developed 🌟 The main use cases and features of Voiceitt's iOS and Web app 🌟 How Voiceitt is positively impacting th…

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  • Human Potential At Work episode 336: Ensemble. Every voice counts!

    November 11, 2022 · 📺 Debra Ruh

    In this episode, Debra interviews Sara Smolley, the co-founder of Voiceitt, a company whose vision is to empower people with disabilities with accessible voice technology that helps them connect with others and live more independently. The ensemble is a community initiative to collect voice recordings so we can improve Voiceitt’s accessible speech recognition technology. In the episode, they go over the amazing technology and show examples of how it works. Any native English speaker over 13 with a speech impairment is encouraged to join this link: ruhglobal.com/ensemble

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  • Disability Summit: Breakout Session Two Presentation by Sara Smolley, Voiceitt

    September 22, 2022 · 📺 KenCrest Services

    KenCrest Disability Summit Breakout Session Two Presentation by Sara Smolley Voiceitt.

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  • ZeroCon22: The practical usage of Artificial Intelligence

    February 24, 2022 · 📺 Zero Project

    Welcome to #ZeroCon22 - The Zero Project Conference 2022 on Accessibility! In this session, practical examples of the usage Machine Learning and Articifical Intelligence in areas like orientation, job hiring or translation are presented, and the dangers and pitfalls in creating an inclusive and just society discussed. The publication "Zero Project Explains the Basics" is presented. 0:10 David Banes 3:38 Christopher Patnoe 11:52 Klaus Höckner 27:49 Sara Smolley 39:34 Paul Anton Mayer 44:38 Nehat Krasniqi Session Chair David Banes, davebanesaccess, United Kingdom Christopher Patnoe, Google, U…

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  • Advocates for All: Voiceitt

    March 24, 2021 · 📺 St. John's Community Services

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  • Sara Smolley | VoiceITT | Voice.Health 2018 Summit

    February 21, 2019 · 📺 Leila Amerling

    Sara Smolley | VoiceITT This talk was given at the Voice.Health 2018 Summit in Boston, Massachusetts as part of the Rapid Fire presentations showcasing how voice technology can change healthcare. https://www.voice.health/ Introduced by Susan Bennet, the original voice of Siri.

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  • All about Voiceitt with Sara Smolley

    August 26, 2018 · 📺 VUX World

    Digging deeper into the Alexa Accelerator 2018 contender Voiceitt, the startup giving people their voice back.

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  • Danny Weissberg & Sara Smolley - Voiceitt - Jan. 15. 2017

    January 15, 2017 · 📺 ILTV Israel News

    Danny Weissberg, CoFounder and CEO of Voiceitt and Sara Smolley, Director of Business Development at Voiceitt speaking at ILTV studio about a new Israeli App, Talkitt, which helps millions who struggle to communicate. www.iltv.tv

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