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How Is Bias Mitigated in Emotionally Rich Speech Datasets?
By Way With Words Team
This article explores how researchers, linguists, engineers, and AI ethicists mitigate bias across the entire lifecycle of emotionally rich speech datasets.
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Our Listeners - Schalk, Cape Town
By Way With Words Team
Since joining Way With Words in 2016 our listener, Schalk, has built a career that reflects both precision and empathy.
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What Are the Risks of Synthetic Voices Mimicking Real People?
By Way With Words Team
When synthetic voices can flawlessly mimic real people, the ethical, legal, and security stakes grow dramatically.
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How Can Companies Build Trust With Speech Data Contributors?
By Way With Words Team
This article explores how companies can build trust with speech data contributors, with practical guidance for AI project leads, CSR managers, HR directors, community outreach teams, and ethics officers.
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Public Voice Surveillance: The Future of Audio Privacy
By Way With Words Team
This article explores public voice surveillance and the evolving regulatory outlook that may define the decade ahead including the question of anonymisation and privacy.
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Fairness in Speech AI: Quantitative and Qualitative Testing Methods
By Way With Words Team
Fairness in speech AI is not only a moral responsibility — it is increasingly a legal and regulatory requirement.
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Our Listeners - Cecile, Gouritsmond
By Way With Words Team
When our listener, Cecile, first discovered Way With Words, the world was still reeling from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Role of Institutional Review Boards in Research Speech Data
By Way With Words Team
Research ethics boards - or Institutional review boards (IRBs) - play a pivotal role in ensuring the collection, analysis, and use of speech data uphold human dignity, privacy, and fairness.
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Our Listeners - Amanda, Somerset West
By Way With Words Team
For nearly a decade our listener, Amanda, has found a steady balance between two very different worlds: the precision of numbers and the clarity of words.
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Why Are Ethical Audits Important in Voice Dataset Projects?
By Way With Words Team
This article explores why ethical audits matter in voice dataset projects, what they involve, and how they shape accountability, fairness, and long-term trust across industries.
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What Is the Difference Between De-Identification and Pseudonymisation?
By Way With Words Team
What Is the Difference Between De-Identification & Pseudonymisation? The Challenge of Balancing Innovation with Privacy As data privacy and artificial inte...
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How Does HIPAA Apply to Protect Clinical Speech Data?
By Way With Words Team
HIPAA is designed to protect individuals’ medical information from misuse while enabling legitimate access for care and research.
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