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Cognitive Computing with IBM Watson

You're reading from   Cognitive Computing with IBM Watson Build smart applications using artificial intelligence as a service

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788478298
Length 256 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Tanmay Bakshi Tanmay Bakshi
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Robert High Robert High
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Background, Transition, and the Future of Computing FREE CHAPTER 2. Can Machines Converse Like Humans? 3. Computer Vision 4. This Is How Computers Speak 5. Expecting Empathy from Dumb Computers 6. Language - How Watson Deals with NL 7. Structuring Unstructured Content Through Watson 8. Putting It All Together with Watson 9. Future - Cognitive Computing and You 10. Another Book You May Enjoy

Getting fancier with how to speak

The voice that is synthesized by Watson, by default, has fairly interesting inflections. Sometimes, however, you will want even more control over how things are said. Watson provides a way to do this with Speech Synthesizer Markup Language (SSML).

For example, if you wanted your expression to sound more upbeat, you can surround that text with the <express-as> XML markup tags, as follows:

<express-as type="GoodNews">I'm so glad you're here with me today.</express-as>

Other expression types include apology and uncertainty.

In addition to the expressive markup, you can also use the voice transformation markup to make the voice sound softer, as follows:

<voice-transformation type="Soft">I'm so glad you're here with me today.</voice-transformation>

Alternatively, you can...

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