新奇事件簿 语音识别搜索技术（在线收听）

More and more people are speaking to their computers or mobile devices to search for things online or on their hard drives. Voice recognition technology, like Google's Voice Search or Apple's Siri, means our technology is beginning to understand what we are saying. The technology research company Northstar recently conducted Google's Mobile Voice Study and found that voice searches on mobile devices have more than doubled in the past year. Northstar said that voice search is a lot more popular among teenagers than adults. Researchers interviewed 1,400 Americans. They found that 55 per cent of teens use voice search at least once a day, compared with 41 percent of adults.

越来越多的人对着他们的电脑或移动设备说出自己想要的东西，来搜网络索或者硬盘。语音识别技术,如谷歌语音搜索或苹果的语音助手,意味着我们的技术开始理解我们在说什么。北极星科技研究公司最近对谷歌的移动语音进行了研究,发现在移动设备上的语音搜索在过去的一年里翻一番。北极星科技研究公司说,语音搜索在成年人当中比青少年更加流行。研究人员采访了1400名美国人。他们发现55%的青少年每天至少使用一次语音搜索，相比之下, 成年人只占41%。

Google's Vice President for Conversational Search explained how important voice search is becoming. He said: "Voice search is a key feature of the Google app that's becoming ever more important as people spend more time on their mobile phones." The research found that many teenagers thought voice search was a normal part of technology, whereas adults said it made them feel "tech savvy". Both teens and adults used voice search to multi-task while watching TV or cooking. Researchers said people used voice search for different purposes. One important use for teens was to study. Almost one-third of the 13-18-year-olds surveyed said they ask their phones for answers to their homework.

负责会话搜索的谷歌副总裁解释称语音搜索变得越来越重要。他说，语音搜索是谷歌应用程序的一个关键特性。随着人们花更多的时间在手机上，这一应用程序会变得越来越重要。调查发现,许多青少年认为语音搜索是科技的正常部分，而成年人说他们认为这是超智能的技术。青少年和成人使用语音搜索多个任务同时看电视或烹饪。研究人员说,人们语音搜索的目的不同。研究人员说,青少年使用这一功能的重要用途是学习。受访的近三分之一的13~18岁的青少年说,他们要求手机回答他们的家庭作业。