Google and AISense will talk voice at Disrupt SF 2018

Only a few years ago, talking to your phone or computer felt really weird. These days, thanks to Alexa, the Google Assistant and (for its three users) Cortana and Bixby, it's becoming the norm. At this year's Disrupt SF 2018, we'll sit down with AISense founder and CEO Sam Liang and Google's Cathy Pearl to discuss the past, present and future of voice - both for interacting with computers but also as a way to help us capture and organize information.

It's probably a fair guess that you've heard of Google, and Cathy Pearl has literally written the book on designing voice user interfaces. You're probably also quite familiar with the Google Assistant.

AISense, on the other hand, may not be a household name yet, but its flagship product, Otter.ai, is quickly gaining a following. Otter.ai is a mobile and web app that automatically transcribes phone calls, lectures, interviews and meetings in real time. The team built its own voice recognition tech that can distinguish between speakers, making for pretty clean transcripts that aren't always perfect but are still very usable. Otter.ai is also the exclusive provider of automatic meeting transcription for Zoom Video Communications.

We'll be using Otter.ai to provide real-time transcripts of all the panels on the Disrupt stage next week, so you'll be able to see it in action at the event.