Would You Lend Your Voice To Our Experiment?

VPM | By Huo Jingnan

Published December 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM EST

Updated March 18, 2024

Would You Lend Your Voice To Our Experiment?

We need your help — and your voice.

From a robot in your phone to a smart speaker in your kitchen, voice-to-text algorithms are moving into more and more aspects of our lives.

But how well do they understand English speakers of all backgrounds? We’re running an experiment to find out.

This is where you come in: Record yourself speaking (we’ll give you prompts), send us the clips and we’ll have the machines interpret them. It doesn’t matter if you know of or have used the devices or services we’re testing. If you can speak, we’d like to hear from you. Here’s the link to the experiment.

Thanks!

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Huo Jingnan

Huo Jingnan is a reporter curious about how people navigate complex information landscapes and all the actors shaping that journey.

Previously, she was an associate producer on NPR's Investigations team, where she worked with journalists in the network and at member stations to produce original, in-depth reporting. She looked into how many homes sold by the federal government are in flood zones, investigated why face mask guidelines differ between countries, and helped gauge the federal government's role behind black lung disease's resurgence. The projects she worked on have won awards including Edward Murrow Award, NASEM Communications award, Silver Gavel Award, and have also been nominated for Emmy Awards and George Foster Peabody awards.

Huo has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and a bachelor's degree in law from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China.

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