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UID:pretalx-scipy-2026-E8XVHN@pretalx.com
DTSTART;TZID=CST:20260717T112500
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DESCRIPTION:Improving automatic speech recognition (ASR) for children is ne
 eded to enhance education and early childhood development. When ASR fails 
 for children\, reading assessments mis-score\, speech therapy tools become
  unreliable\, and many classroom tools cannot be built at all. The ASR gap
  exists because data sensitivity complicates the collection and sharing of
  transcribed child audio.\n\n**In this presentation\, we’ll share how to
  unblock progress by creating public useful AI infrastructure even when da
 ta can’t be shared openly.** We’ll discuss what makes child ASR so har
 d\, how we advanced the field with an AI modeling competition\, and best p
 ractices for sharing pretrained models.
DTSTAMP:20260715T023613Z
LOCATION:Johnson Great Room
SUMMARY:“Horton hears a word”: Building AI Infrastructure for Children
 ’s Speech Recognition - Katie Wetstone
URL:https://pretalx.com/scipy-2026/talk/E8XVHN/
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