Chapter 8: Using Voice Recognition

The use of biometric technology is expanding into our homes, lives, and businesses. Voice recognition is no exception and is an attractive biometric for many reasons. Currently, voice recognition is the only biometric that you can use on the phone to verify your identity to a company. Using your voice to prove who you are, instead of going through lengthy security questions, can simplify your life. As a result, many are seeing how voice recognition is especially beneficial when using Fintech.

This chapter provides an overview of a rapidly expanding biometric. We’ll compare two related technologies: voice recognition, which can identify and authenticate, and speech recognition, which converts speech to text. We’ll step through the evolution of both and see how technological advances have opened a wide range of potential applications. We’ll also generate a voiceprint by using the Windows Tool for Speech Analysis (WASP). By using...