This document discusses a study analyzing language variation in parliamentary speeches from Sweden regarding the topic of terrorism. It provides background on the goals of the study, including understanding discourse and improving training materials. It also shares some initial findings on the frequency of terms like "terrorism" in transcripts and automatic speech recognition (ASR) outputs. Issues with ASR errors, normalization, and variations in how phrases are pronounced are examined. Concerns over the trustworthiness of the transcripts and ASR are raised.
1) The toilet brush is located on the left side of disabled toilets and the right side of other toilets.
2) To use the toilet brush, flush the toilet first and wait until it's done, then scrub any splatters or marks in the bowl with the brush using front-to-back or side-to-side motions.
3) Push the brush gently into the toilet pipe using a twisting motion, flush again while shaking off the brush, and return it to its holder.
Speech recognition for Riksdag open dataJim O'Regan
This document discusses the challenges of using speech recognition for transcripts of speeches from the Swedish parliament, including partial transcripts, OCR errors, and missing words. It proposes solutions like combining the output of two ASR systems, comparing ASR to OCR, using language models trained on news reports to help fill gaps, and using BERT-style models to supply synonyms. Opportunities mentioned include analyzing the recordings over 70 years to identify phonetic changes over time and studying rhetorical techniques or emotional language, but that would require annotation.
Continued Fine-tuning as Single Speaker AdaptationJim O'Regan
1) Continued fine-tuning of a pretrained model can be an effective method for speaker adaptation with a small amount of speaker-specific data.
2) Having more adaptation data generally leads to better performance, with error rates decreasing as the amount of adaptation data increases from 5 to around 20-25 minutes of speech.
3) With increased training time from 300 to 1000 epochs, early stopping helps reduce error rates further while significantly decreasing training time.
The document discusses experiments using data augmentation techniques to improve phoneme transcriptions of aphasic speech for the PSST Challenge. The key findings were:
1. Training models on manually transcribed non-aphasic speech (TIMIT) improved performance, especially when augmented with room impulse responses.
2. The best performing model combined aphasic and non-aphasic data, achieving a 9.8% relative improvement in phone error rate.
3. Larger models, additional non-aphasic data sources, and data augmentation techniques like pitch shifting were helpful for improving performance.
This document provides an overview of Jim O'Regan's recent work including teaching assistant duties, thesis supervision, and presentations given at two conferences. It summarizes his supervision of a master's thesis titled "Mispronunciation Detection with SpeechBlender Data Augmentation Pipeline" by Yassine EL KHEIR. It also lists two conference presentations: one in June 2022 at RaPID4 Workshop in Marseille, France on speech data augmentation for phoneme transcriptions of aphasic speech, and another in October 2023 at the University of Gothenburg on language variation in parliamentary speeches.
The document discusses using data augmentation techniques to improve phoneme transcription of speech from aphasic patients. The researchers augmented data from an aphasic speech dataset (PSST) using techniques like pitch shifting, time stretching, and adding noise. They also augmented data from a manually transcribed non-aphasic speech dataset (TIMIT) using room impulse responses. Training models on both augmented aphasic and non-aphasic data led to improved performance over the baseline, with the best model achieving a 9.8% relative improvement in phone error rate. Pitch shifting and room impulse responses were among the most effective augmentation techniques.
1) The toilet brush is located on the left side of disabled toilets and the right side of other toilets.
2) To use the toilet brush, flush the toilet first and wait until it's done, then scrub any splatters or marks in the bowl with the brush using front-to-back or side-to-side motions.
3) Push the brush gently into the toilet pipe using a twisting motion, flush again while shaking off the brush, and return it to its holder.
Speech recognition for Riksdag open dataJim O'Regan
This document discusses the challenges of using speech recognition for transcripts of speeches from the Swedish parliament, including partial transcripts, OCR errors, and missing words. It proposes solutions like combining the output of two ASR systems, comparing ASR to OCR, using language models trained on news reports to help fill gaps, and using BERT-style models to supply synonyms. Opportunities mentioned include analyzing the recordings over 70 years to identify phonetic changes over time and studying rhetorical techniques or emotional language, but that would require annotation.
Continued Fine-tuning as Single Speaker AdaptationJim O'Regan
1) Continued fine-tuning of a pretrained model can be an effective method for speaker adaptation with a small amount of speaker-specific data.
2) Having more adaptation data generally leads to better performance, with error rates decreasing as the amount of adaptation data increases from 5 to around 20-25 minutes of speech.
3) With increased training time from 300 to 1000 epochs, early stopping helps reduce error rates further while significantly decreasing training time.
The document discusses experiments using data augmentation techniques to improve phoneme transcriptions of aphasic speech for the PSST Challenge. The key findings were:
1. Training models on manually transcribed non-aphasic speech (TIMIT) improved performance, especially when augmented with room impulse responses.
2. The best performing model combined aphasic and non-aphasic data, achieving a 9.8% relative improvement in phone error rate.
3. Larger models, additional non-aphasic data sources, and data augmentation techniques like pitch shifting were helpful for improving performance.
This document provides an overview of Jim O'Regan's recent work including teaching assistant duties, thesis supervision, and presentations given at two conferences. It summarizes his supervision of a master's thesis titled "Mispronunciation Detection with SpeechBlender Data Augmentation Pipeline" by Yassine EL KHEIR. It also lists two conference presentations: one in June 2022 at RaPID4 Workshop in Marseille, France on speech data augmentation for phoneme transcriptions of aphasic speech, and another in October 2023 at the University of Gothenburg on language variation in parliamentary speeches.
The document discusses using data augmentation techniques to improve phoneme transcription of speech from aphasic patients. The researchers augmented data from an aphasic speech dataset (PSST) using techniques like pitch shifting, time stretching, and adding noise. They also augmented data from a manually transcribed non-aphasic speech dataset (TIMIT) using room impulse responses. Training models on both augmented aphasic and non-aphasic data led to improved performance over the baseline, with the best model achieving a 9.8% relative improvement in phone error rate. Pitch shifting and room impulse responses were among the most effective augmentation techniques.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Infrastructure Challenges in Scaling RAG with Custom AI modelsZilliz
Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems with open-source and custom AI models is a complex task. This talk explores the challenges in productionizing RAG systems, including retrieval performance, response synthesis, and evaluation. We’ll discuss how to leverage open-source models like text embeddings, language models, and custom fine-tuned models to enhance RAG performance. Additionally, we’ll cover how BentoML can help orchestrate and scale these AI components efficiently, ensuring seamless deployment and management of RAG systems in the cloud.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
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Language Variation in Parliamentary Speeches: First Steps Towards Robust Phoneme Recognition
1. Language Variation in Parliamentary
Speeches
First Steps Towards Robust Phoneme Recognition
2. Why?
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● General speech science goals: how do people speak?
● Path towards better training materials, iterative training
processes
● SweTerror: multidisciplinary investigation into parliamentary
discourse around the topic of terrorism
3. Fun personal fact:
3
● I come from Ireland, home of what used to be the world’s
best known terrorist organisation.
15. Normalisation
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Bakhturina, E., Zhang, Y., Ginsburg, B. (2022) Shallow Fusion
of Weighted Finite-State Transducer and Language Model for
Text Normalization. Proc. Interspeech 2022, 491-495, doi:
10.21437/Interspeech.2022-11074
https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-text-processing
18. ASR model:
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Malmsten, M., Haffenden, C., & Börjeson, L. (2022). Hearing
voices at the National Library -- a speech corpus and acoustic
model for the Swedish language. http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03026
https://huggingface.co/KBLab/wav2vec2-large-voxrex-swedish
19. Some things were never actually said
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2442203180006309721 1 230.46 0.06 Jag 1.0 Jag cor
2442203180006309721 1 230.6 0.08 har 1.0 har cor
2442203180006309721 1 230.76 0.2 flera 1.0 flera cor
2442203180006309721 1 231.04 0.3 kollegor 1.0 kollegor ins
2442203180006309721 1 231.4 0.159 här 1.0 <eps> sub
2442203180006309721 1 231.76 0.02 i 1.0 i cor
2442203180006309721 1 232.08 0.399 kammaren 1.0 kammaren cor
2442203180006309721 1 232.479 0.0 <eps> 1.0 som del
2442203180006309721 1 232.479 0.0 <eps> 1.0 inte del
2442203180006309721 1 232.479 0.0 <eps> 1.0 kommer del
2442203180006309721 1 232.479 0.0 <eps> 1.0 från del
2442203180006309721 1 232.479 0.0 <eps> 1.0 Stockholm. del
20. Phrases move
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2442203180006309721 1 1596.22 0.099 ett 1.0 ett cor
2442203180006309721 1 1596.38 0.199 lopp 1.0 lopp cor
2442203180006309721 1 1596.579 0.0 <eps> 1.0 på del
2442203180006309721 1 1596.579 0.0 <eps> 1.0 60 del
2442203180006309721 1 1596.579 0.0 <eps> 1.0 mil del
2442203180006309721 1 1596.72 0.16 över 1.0 över cor
2442203180006309721 1 1597.0 0.119 tre 1.0 tre cor
2442203180006309721 1 1597.32 0.279 dagar 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 1597.7 0.059 på 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 1597.9 0.379 sextio 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 1598.36 0.32 mil 1.0 dagar. sub
21. Things are added in the moment
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2442203180006309721 1 2324.96 0.039 vi 1.0 vi cor
2442203180006309721 1 2325.1 0.32 måste 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2325.52 0.159 höra 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2325.76 0.319 talas 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2326.12 0.039 om 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2326.22 0.08 den 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2326.34 0.099 här 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2326.48 0.5 historien 1.0 <eps> ins
2442203180006309721 1 2327.14 0.34 gång 1.0 gång cor
2442203180006309721 1 2327.58 0.039 på 1.0 på cor
27. Untrustworthy for our purposes
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Radford, A., Kim, J.W., Xu, T., Brockman, G., Mcleavey, C. & Sutskever, I.. (2023). Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale
Weak Supervision, in Proceedings of Machine Learning Research 202:28492-28518 Available from
https://proceedings.mlr.press/v202/radford23a.html.
28. Untrustworthy for our purposes
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(We can safely assume that this includes Riksdag’s data)
29. Disappearing “tack”
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2442207060018256921 1 13.96 0.199 tack 1.0 <eps> ins
2442207060018256921 1 14.22 0.059 Herr 1.0 Herr cor
2442207060018256921 1 14.36 0.38 talman! 1.0 talman! cor
(The official transcripts only start with “Talman!” “Herr talman!” or “Fru
talman!”)
30. Curious insertions
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36. Waxholm
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A dialogue system that gave information on shipping in the Stockholm
archipelago
Incorporating text-to-speech, ASR, face synthesis, and dialog management
However: in the earliest versions, ASR was unavailable, so a Wizard of Oz setup
was used. The data from these sessions was transcribed at the word and
phoneme level, including non-speech events.
40. Problems
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● Frames inconsistently labeled
● “Empty” (zero duration) frames used to mark unrealised segments
● (At least) two schools of thought regarding (generated) phoneme sequences
● Extensive copy-and-edit approach to annotation files (metadata often wrong)
46. It’s not perfect
46
Transcript: Herr talman! EU-samarbetet gör
Sverige starkare och säkrare. Hot som
klimatkrisen, pandemier, terrorism och
organiserad brottslighet kan inte lösas av ett
enskilt land.
KB: är talman eusamarbetet gör sverige starkare
och säkrare hotsom klimatkrisen pandemier
terrorism och organiserad brottslighet kan inte
lösas av ett enskilt land
Phone: hæː tɑː man eːʉːsamabeːtət jœ
̞ ːr
sværjə starkarə oː sɛːkrarə huːtsɔm
klɪmɑːtkriːsəm pandemiːər <pa> tærʊrɪsm oː
ɔrɡanɪseːrad brɔtslɪheːt kan ɪntə løːsas ɑːv et
eːnʂɪlt land
47. Pauses and hesitations
47
Transcript: Jag kan bara konstatera att ungefär 200 personer i
veckan nekas inträde i Sverige för att de inte har rätt att komma
hit, och det upptäcks tack vare de inre gränskontrollerna. Jag
kan också konstatera att Säpo gör bedömningen att
terrorhotnivån mot Sverige ligger kvar på en trea, vilket är en
ganska hög nivå som motiverar ökad säkerhet och inre
gränskontroll.
KB: vi gör kan bara konstatera att ungefär tvåhundra personer i
veckan som nekas inträde i sverige tack vare och det upptäcks
via de inre gränskontrollerna för att de inte har rätt att komma till
sverige kan också konstatera att säpo gör bedömningen att
terrorhotsnivån mot sverige ligger kvar på en trea vilket är en
ganska hög nivå vilket också motiverar ökad säkerhet och även
inre gränskontroll
Phone: vɪiːjœ
̞ ːr <pa> <hes> kam bɑːa kɔnstateːra at ɵŋefæː ʈvoː
hɵndra pæʂuːnər <pa> iː vekan sɔm neːkas ɪntrɛːdə iː sværjə
<pa> <hes> tak vɑːrə oː deː ɵptɛeks viːa dɔm ɪnrə
ɡreɛnskɔntrɔləɳa <pa> <hes> fœ
̞ ːra tɔm ɪnt ɑː ret at kɔma tɪ
sværjə <pa> <hes> kan ɔksɔ kɔnstateːra at sɛːpuː jœ
̞ ː
bedœmnɪŋn at tærɔrhʊtsnɪvoːn mʊt sværjə lɪɡə kvɑːr poː poː en
treːa <pa> vɪkət æːr eŋ ɡanska høːɡ<v> nɪvoː <pa> vɪkət ɔksɔ
mʊtɪveːrar <hes> øːkad sɛːkərheːt oː ɛːvən ɪndrəe ɡrɛnskɔntrɔl
48. Alternate pronunciation
48
Transcript: På den andra sidan har israeliska
ungdomars liv präglats av rädsla och oro för
terrorattentat. I båda länderna ökar
uppgivenheten och radikaliseringen.
KB: på den andra sidan har israeliska
ungdomars liv präglats av rädsla och oro för
terrorattentat i båda länderna ökar
uppgivenheten och radikaliseringen
Phone: poː den andra siːdan oː ɪsraeːlɪska
ɵŋdʊmaʂ liːv prɛːɡlas ɑːv rɛːdsla oː uːrʊ fœ
̞ ː
tærɔr atəntɑːt iː boːda lendæɳa øːkar
ɵpjiːvənheːtən oː radɪkalɪseːrɪŋən
49. Ongoing work
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● Forced alignment
○ Older, HMM-style models are better at forced alignment
○ Shorter stride (10ms vs 20ms)
○ Dictionary-based
● Acoustically-validated pronunciation dictionary
○ Intersection of dictionary-derived pronunciations and phonemic transcription
○ Adding rule-based alternatives: “rs” can be /ʂ/ or /rs/
○ Dialect-specific lexica (Riksdag speakers are mostly well known)
50. Wiktionary validations (top 10)
50
Instances Word Pronunciation Narrow/broad
1161018 att at broad
746256 i iː broad
582874 det deː broad
537306 som sɔm broad
512887 på poː broad
507377 vi viː broad
373091 så soː broad
305332 av ɑːv broad
291260 om ɔm broad
211505 man man broad