02 Oct
Value Your Voice
Articles like this one clearly illustrate the individual and societal conundrum associated with voice data – it helps companies to know and service customers better, but at the expense of their privacy. “Demographic information about customers can all be extracted from speech, Adeboie notes. Age, gender and emotion are woven
30 Sep
On Privacy
We recently brought together our COO Dr. Martyn Farrows and Dr. Veronica Barassi, an anthropologist at the University of London, for a conversation on privacy. Watch the full 7 minute interview here. During the discussion Veronica explains why privacy has become such a huge concern, particularly when it comes to
25 Sep
Voicebot.Ai Interview
We’re on the front page of industry leading website Voicebot.ai today with this great interview with CEO and Founder Patricia Scanlon. During the interview Patricia talks about the origin story of the company: “My lightbulb moment was watching my child interact with technology. To them, voice technology is a need
10 Sep
Robots and Education
The $1.3B international robotics education market is set to grow to $3.1B by 2025 according to HolonIQ. This doesn’t mean that robots are about to become a physical presence in our kids’ classrooms however, because the term “robotics” now includes devices that are programmable or that use artificial intelligence technologies
03 Sep
Newstalk FM interview with Dr. Martyn Farrows
In this recent Newstalk radio interview, our COO Martyn Farrows offers show host Jess Kelly a primer on the voice industry and SoapBox Labs mission in it. He also explains why voice tech holds so much promise for young kids, and why the privacy issues associated with voice won’t be
29 Aug
Thoughts on “Beeb”
This week’s announcement that the BBC will develop their own voice assistant received mixed reactions, but for us at SoapBox Labs it underlines a number of realities and exciting opportunities for voice assistants and the voice industry as a whole: – Off-the-shelf voice technology still struggles to deliver on fundamentals
23 Aug
Wired UK Chooses SoapBox Labs
Wired UK described their search for the top 100 companies in Europe in 2019 as a search for “the brilliant minds and companies that will make a difference in the long run” and we are delighted and honored that they’ve recognized SoapBox Labs as one of these companies. We know
02 Aug
Pioneering Developer of Speech Recognition for Kids Taps Former CFO Shazam as CFO
Colm O’Carroll comes to SoapBox Labs from Apple; previously served as CFO for music app, Shazam. SoapBox Labs, mission-oriented developer of speech recognition that works for children, today announced the appointment of former Shazam Chief Financial Officer, Colm O’Carroll as Chief Financial Officer. Created to power a wide range of
30 Jul
What I learned from my TEDx Experience
CEO & Founder Dr. Patricia Scanlon shares some insights about her recent TEDx experience. Trish’s TEDx now has 39.8K viewers and can be found here. I love TED talks, always have. I find the short, powerful talks inspiring. Earlier this year I was invited by TEDx University of Limerick organizers
04 Jul
The TEDx Talk
On June 18th 2019, our CEO and Founder Dr. Patricia Scanlon delivered this great and thoughtful TEDx Talk at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The title: “How Technology Transforms a Child’s Reading Journey“. As of September 2019, Patricia’s talk has garnered more than 39,800 views. Enjoy it!
The Power of Voice for Kids Everywhere
