The non-profit Donate speech project collects speech samples for the needs of artificial intelligence development and research, as well as language research. Donations help to develop, for example, speech recognition, which understands all kinds of Finnish — with dialects, pauses and struggles. In this way, we will be able to use future voice-controlled devices and services also in Finnish. A well-functioning speech control is especially important in nursing work, such as elderly care.
Donate speech for the development of Finnish speech recognition and language research! Talk about current affairs, reminisce or think out loud, and let this mobile application save your speech in a common speech bank. Choose the theme you want, and let the presenters, pictures and videos take you from one speaking situation to another. Also invite your friends to donate!
Donating speech and providing personal information in the Donate speech campaign is completely voluntary. Among others, Yle, the University of Helsinki and the state development company Vake are behind the project. Your donation ends up under the control of the University of Helsinki and can be passed on to Finnish and international researchers and companies through Kielipanki. Donors are not identified, but avoid mentioning names and sensitive issues.
