Tel Aviv, Israel, May 29, 2024 – Kardome, a leading voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology startup, has announced a partnership with South Korea’s telecom giant, KT Corporation, to integrate its AI-based Spatial Hearing AI Technology solution into Genie TV, KT’s IPTV service. This collaboration will offer Genie TV users an advanced, seamless voice interaction experience.
KT has closely monitored user feedback on the voice AI feature integrated into multiple generations of Giga Genie devices. The company was seeking a solution to improve performance and satisfy demanding customers.
Kardome’s Spatial Hearing AI technology is a unique and innovative solution that utilizes advanced acoustical modeling to identify a user’s voice and location precisely. It enhances speech recognition directly on edge devices in challenging, multispeaker environments.
Kardome’s voice technology is compatible with any voice-enabled platform or smart home device.
The Genie TV provides audio/video-centric AI voice control and home assistant services through the TV. By integrating Kardome’s Spatial Hearing technology into the Genie TV, users can benefit from a hassle-free voice command experience even in noisy, multi-speaker environments and deliver an immersive, engaging voice/audio experience.
Dani Cherkassky, Kardome’s co-founder and CEO, expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are thrilled to partner with KT to provide the best-in-class voice user interface for the Genie TV. This collaboration opens up exciting opportunities for us to explore new verticals in addition to the Genie TV, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
