苹果公司用2B美元购买以色列AI公司Q.ai, 以提升语音和音频技术。 Apple buys Israeli AI firm Q.ai for $2B to boost on-device speech and audio tech.

苹果公司收购了Q.ai,这是一家专门从事音频和无声语音技术的以色列AI开办公司,价值约20亿美元。 Apple has paid about $2 billion for Q.ai, an Israeli AI startup that specializes in audio and silent speech recognition. 该公司由Aviad Maizels(此前曾领导Priensense,2013年被苹果公司收购)创办,开发了机器学习创新,利用面部皮肤微动,解释耳语或口语,在吵闹环境中加强音频,并检测情感和生理状态。 Aviad Maizels, who was previously responsible for Apple's 2013 PrimeSense acquisition, founded the company and developed technology to interpret whispered or mouthed words using facial micro-movements, improve audio in noisy environments, and monitor health metrics such as heart rate. 这次收购将带来大约100名员工进入果,支持公司加强设备内人工智能,改善AirPods和Vision Pro等设备的语音和音频功能,并推进新的输入方法. The acquisition, which adds approximately 100 employees to Apple, furthers the company's efforts to strengthen on-device AI, improve voice interaction in products such as AirPods and Vision Pro, and accelerate its AI roadmap in the face of increasing competition.