SpeechVerse: A Multimodal AI Framework that Enables LLMs to Follow Natural Language Instructions for Performing Diverse Speech-Processing Tasks

Practical AI Solutions for Speech Processing Enhancing Human-Computer Interaction Large language models (LLMs) are great with text but struggle with non-textual data like audio. By incorporating speech comprehension, we can improve human-computer interaction. Integrating Textual LLMs with Speech Encoders We can combine textual LLMs with speech encoders to better understand both speech and text, leading to richer comprehension compared to text-only methods. Multi-Task Learning for Generalization Multi-task learning uses shared representations across diverse tasks to enhance generalization and efficiency. Models like T5 and SpeechNet use this approach for text and speech tasks, achieving significant results. SpeechVerse: A Multimodal AI Framework SpeechVerse is a multi-task framework with supervised instruction finetuning for diverse speech tasks. It enables generalization to unseen tasks through natural language instructions. Model Architecture and Training The SpeechVerse model architecture includes an audio encoder, a convolution downsampling module, and an LLM. Curriculum learning with parameter-efficient finetuning optimizes training, freezing pre-trained components to efficiently handle diverse speech tasks. Evaluation and Performance The evaluation of end-to-end trained joint speech and language models (E2E-SLM) using the SpeechVerse framework covers 11 tasks spanning various domains and datasets. SpeechVerse exhibits strong zero-shot generalization on unseen tasks and showcases superior performance compared to state-of-the-art models across diverse tasks. AI Integration for Business To evolve your company with AI and stay competitive, consider using SpeechVerse for diverse speech-processing tasks. Identify Automation Opportunities, Define KPIs, Select an AI Solution, and Implement Gradually to redefine your way of work with AI. Spotlight on AI Sales Bot The AI Sales Bot automates customer engagement 24/7 and manages interactions across all customer journey stages, redefining sales processes and customer engagement. List of Useful Links: AI Lab in Telegram @itinai – free consultation Twitter – @itinaicom