Microsoft Launches Dictate AI-Enabled Add-on for Office

[Moltuae]

Microsoft Launches Dictate AI-Enabled Add-on for Office

Article Link: http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/microsoft-launches-dictate-ai-enabled-add-on-for-office

Of course, dictation software is hardly new. In fact, both Microsoft and Apple include basic dictation functionality in their respective desktop operating systems, not to mention popular offerings like Nuance's popular line of Dragon speech recognition software.

Dictate, Microsoft's take on the category, is notable for a couple of reasons.

First, it hails from Microsoft Garage, the company's experimental app unit. Secondly, it uses artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technologies found in the company's Cognitive Services slate and Cortana virtual assistant to turn spoken words into on-screen text.

 

[Your PCMD]

So a Dragon Naturally Speaking replacement.

 

[ZenTree]

So a Dragon Naturally Speaking replacement.

This does language translation as well. That being said I'm not sure I'd trust it enough to just translate and send an email to a foreign customer.

 

[Your PCMD]

That being said I'm not sure I'd trust it enough to just translate and send an email to a foreign customer.

Yup, it'll probably send what you said along with all your personal details for ad generation.

 

[Blues]

Any one else have sudden terrifying memories of that damned paper clip?

 

[MichaelBits]

Haha, had to try it out...

Now, I will admit using a crappy microphone, but...

It didn't do so well converting my speech to text.

I would say delete, and it would write, "Do you eat." Just as one example.

 

[Blues]

Haha, had to try it out...

Now, I will admit using a crappy microphone, but...

It didn't do so well converting my speech to text.

I would say delete, and it would write, "Do you eat." Just as one example.

The AI is trying to learn our ways and take over

 

[timeshifter]

From the article:

Dictate is available now and requires that users run the Windows (8.1 or later) 64-bit versions of the Outlook, Word and PowerPoint (Office 2013 or later).

I usually install the 32-bit versions of Office. I think I got that idea from Microsoft itself.

 

[CLC]

I just used this on outlook and word for a client who doesn't type so well and so far it's working great. The part I like about it is you don't have to use cortana, it's just an addin for office.