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==Introduction== 1990 - The company, Dragon came out with the software, Dragon Dictate, which was a dictation software that could recognize human speech and dictate it into a word processing program. It is also one of the first commercially successful speech recognition software packages for personal computers, making speech recognition more accessible. In 1997, Dragon NaturallySpeaking was released at the World Trade Center, becoming the world’s first continuous speech dictation system for consumers.<ref name=":0">[https://www.nuance.com/company-overview/what-we-do.html NUANCE]</ref> === Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) === To better understand Dragon Dictate, we first need to understand what automatic speech recognition technology is. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is a “machine-based process of decoding and transcribingoral speech”(Levis & Suvorov, 2012, p. l) that is built into numerous technologies such as automated call centers and dictation programs. Much of the early interest in ASR focused on dictation programs. Dictation programs were developed for native speakers of a given language and are built into both Windows and Mac operating systems as part of their accessibility services. Dictation programs use ASR to interpret what the user has said and provide the spoken utterance in written form.<ref>[https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/psllt/article/id/15376/ McCrocklin, S. & Humaidan, A. & Edalatishams, I., (2018) “Asr Dictation Program Accuracy: Have Current Programs Improved?”, ''Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings'' 10(1).]</ref> At their essence, dictation programs harnessed the power of ASR to interpret spoken language, converting it into written text—a feat that held profound implications for accessibility, productivity, and the study of human communication. === Dragon Dictate's Development Steps === As one of the earliest pioneers in the realm of speech recognition software for personal computers, Dragon Dictate took incremental steps towards what would eventually become a transformative technology. Its initial incarnation, version 1.0, was characterized by discrete speech recognition, which means the user must pause between speaking each word. Dragon Dictate was available only through a few distribution and support partners, and it included a Shure cardioid microphone headset. Later it was replaced by Dragon NaturallySpeaking, which allows continuous speech recognition and correction and training of words via the keyboard.<ref>[[wikipedia:DragonDictate|DragonDictate]]</ref> Now Dragon Dictate has more and more comprehensive features, that enable users to use their voice to interact with their own computers. Specifically, we can use Dragon Dictate to do the following things: * Dictate text to be automatically typed into a document. * Use verbal commands to edit text. * Speak application commands to control computer operations. * Use verbal commands to manipulate the pointer to perform commands.<ref>[https://books.google.nl/books?hl=zh-CN&lr=&id=DlDtnZGEjLsC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=Dragon+Dictate&ots=7m6BKGvhMb&sig=9TX4eyfFqrQQPoTrXaTj-VEjIK0&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Dragon+Dictate&f=false Dragon Dictate 2.5: Visual QuickStart Guide]</ref> In order to help you better understand Dragon Dictate, in this wiki, we will elaborate on its historical context, key innovations, impact, and future research.
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