We are currently looking for nativeFrench (France)speakers to participate in ourGardenia Speech Collection project. What is the project about? The purpose of this project is to collect recordings of native French speech to improve voice assistant technologies. Task description: For this project, we are looking for a wide variety ofFrench (France) speakerswith 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 inFrance. • Be native speaker ofFrench (France)from any region in France. • Be fluent inEnglishas all project instructions will be in English. • 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 France. How long does it take? We estimate it will take approximately30 minutesto complete this project. How much is the compensation? • You will receive33USDfor your fully completed and accepted assets. • As payment methods we offer PayPal and Gift Card 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 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. Originally posted on Himalayas