Spoken language interaction plays a fundamental role in almost all human activities, and this has given rise to a burgeoning market for spoken language technology. However, despite strong aspirations for future automated interactive systems, attempts to develop such atechnology raises significant research challenges at the forefront of human knowledge. This paper surveys the main issues that emerge,and it is concluded that the long-term prospects for the area are critically dependent on the successful deployment of technicallyviable and economically valuable applications in the short-term, coupled with a fundamental re-appraisal of the underpinning strategy for tackling the necessary research.
Cite as: Moore, R.K. (2005) Research challenges in the automation of spoken language interaction. Proc. Applied Spoken Language Interaction in Distributed Environments (ASIDE 2005), paper 45 (keynote paper)
@inproceedings{moore05_aside,
author={Roger K. Moore},
title={{Research challenges in the automation of spoken language interaction}},
year=2005,
booktitle={Proc. Applied Spoken Language Interaction in Distributed Environments (ASIDE 2005)},
pages={paper 45 (keynote paper)}
}