Speech Recognition Unicorn Unisound Launches Open AI Platform
Unisound (Chinese: 云知声), a Beijing based startup that was once valued at USD 1.2 billion, has launched a public AI platform, open-sourcing its solutions in speech recognition and synthesis, as well as technologies in the field of voiceprint recognition, voice wake-up, multi-modal interaction, customer service and other areas.
Founded in 2012, Unisound is backed by Qiming Venture Partners, China Internet Investment Fund and China Ministry of Finance, among other investors.
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