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Michigan State University has been awarded a grant by the National Association of Broadcasters to develop an artificial intelligence prototype for use in local television and radio. PILOT, NAB's technology betboom casino review initiative, announced the winners for the fourth annual PILOT betboom casino review Challenge in January.
The 2019 Innovation Challenge award to betboom casino review will support the development of DeepTalk, a conversational agent that can be trained through deep learning to deliver news in the voice of a local broadcaster.
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“DeepTalk will help us study the impact of realistic-sounding synthetic voices on human emotion and comprehension,” said Arun Ross, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. “For example, are listeners more likely to believe fake betboom casino review when delivered in the style and voice of their favorite newscaster?”
Individuals, teams, companies, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations submitted concepts to address the 2019 PILOT betboom casino review Challenge, which is to build an AI character that can have conversations with individual viewers, listeners or consumers.
Two awards were announced for 2019. The other winner was the department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, for Jukebot, a chatbot capable of answering simple questions and getting feedback from users for music stations.
“We are pleased with the quality and betboom casino review of this year’s submissions as well as the success of our new approach to the betboom casino review Challenge,” said PILOT Executive Director John Clark. “We look forward to working with the winners to develop their prototypes and ultimately provide broadcasters the ability to better serve their communities through AI.”
PILOT is allocating a total of 0,000 among the two winners. Winners will also receive relevant mentorship, ongoing feedback during development and a trip to the annual NAB Show, held April 18-22 in Las Vegas, to demonstrate their prototype.
"The possibility of building a technology that can be customized by subscribers for their own use is exciting!" saidProfessor Arun Ross, of betboom casino review'sDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering."AI will allow subscribers to better relate to the broadcasting industry and vice-versa. This level of engagement can lead to a broader audience and a more engaged society."