We are currently looking for nativeEnglish (United States)speakers, to participate in ourGardenia Speech Collection project. What is the project about? The purpose of this project is to collect recordings of native English speech to improve voice assistant technologies. Task description: For this project, we are looking for a wide variety ofEnglish (United States)speakers with various regional accents. Participants will record short wake-up phrases and scripted utterances typically used when interacting with a voice assistant, following the guidelines provided. Who is eligible? To participate you should meet the following qualifying criteria: • Be18 yearsor older. • Be born and live in theUnited States. • Be native speaker ofEnglish (US)from any region in the United States. • Be able to use a mobile phone for this project. • Be able to use a wired headset or the device microphone for recording phrases. • Have access to a quiet indoor environment to do the recordings. - Pass initial accent screening. For this project, we are looking for participants in specific demographic groups to help develop bias free technology that would represent everyone. To assess your accent, we will ask you to upload a short sample voice recording at the end of this application form. Where is the project taking place? This is a fullyremoteproject. You can participate from anywhere within the United States. How long does it take? We estimate it will take approximately30 minutesto complete this project. How much is the compensation? • You will receive25USDfor your fully completed and accepted assets. • As payment methods we offer PayPal, Gift Card and Check, according to your preference. - Please note that all submissions will be checked by our Quality Assurance team and compensation will be provided for fully completed and accepted assets. The project team will provide you with feedback once the Quality Check process is completed. DataForce by TransPerfect is part of the TransPerfect family of companies, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, with offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. We offer high-quality data for Human-Machine Interaction to some of the most prestigious technology companies in the world. Our department focuses on gathering, enriching and processing data for Machine Learning in different AI domains. To learn more about DataForce please visit us at. TransPerfect provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. For more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies, please visit our website at. Originally posted on Himalayas