UnMute Toolkit: Speech Interactions Designed With Minoritised Language Speakers
Thomas Reitmaier, Electra Wallington, Ondřej Klejch, Dani Kalarikalayil Raju, Nina Markl, Emily Esther Nielsen, Gavin Bailey, Jennifer S. Pearson, Matt Jones, Peter Bell, Simon Robinson · 2024
In this paper and interactive exhibit we demonstrate a portfolio of systems and approaches that progressively vary on the theme of co-creating and situating spoken-language technologies to suit the needs, functions, and ways of speaking of diverse, resource-constrained, and under-heard language communities in South Africa and India. These systems demonstrate the benefits of human-centred machine learning methodologies and showcase how language technologies and conversational systems can broaden digital participation of minoritised language communities.