Baidu Announces Smart Words Prediction Feature on Facemoji Keyboard App
January 14 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New Feature Increases Predictive Text Accuracy
to 91.6%
Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU) today announced a new Smart Words
Prediction feature on its Facemoji Keyboard app, which has been
found to increase prediction accuracy for frequently used phrases
from 53.2% to 91.6% in a test scenario.
The Smart Words Prediction feature uses a cloud-based 5-gram
language model that references up to four words that a user inputs
to intelligently recommend words and phrases based on context.
Given that users are more likely to input phrases as opposed to
single words, Facemoji Keyboard utilizes machine learning methods
for phrase mining to intelligently suggest the next part of a
common phrase. For example, when a user types in “Nice to,” the
Smart Words Prediction feature will suggest “see you” to complete
the sentence. By leveraging cloud technology, Facemoji Keyboard can
also suggest trending topics and phrases in real time based on what
a user has typed.
In addition to Smart Words Prediction, Facemoji Keyboard also
offers the following cutting-edge features to its users leveraging
Baidu’s technology:
- Smart Voice-to-text Transcription: This feature utilizes
an advanced neural network algorithm for accurate, true-to-life
punctuation when users send voice-to-text messages on Facemoji
Keyboard. It currently supports English, Japanese, Hindi and
Hinglish, a mix of Hindi and English. Baidu’s advanced neural
network algorithm is capable of simulating the human brain and its
learning patterns. Using Baidu’s streaming multi-layer truncated
attention model (SMLTA) for speech recognition, Facemoji Keyboard
is not only able to learn the correct samples, but can also learn
error-prone samples in similar scenarios, further enhancing the
discriminatory ability of the model.
- Smart Emoji Prediction: This feature employs Baidu’s
Retrieval Strategy algorithm, which was recently published on
Cornell University’s arXiv.org research archive, as well as the
language representation model BERT and Natural Language
Understanding (NLU), to calculate the semantic meaning of whole
sentences instead of single words. With this information, Facemoji
Keyboard then determines which combination of emoji are the best
choice for a given sentence.
“Facemoji’s technology makes hands-free texting super easy —
with absolutely no chance of embarrassing typos or faux pas,” said
Mr. Jiang Feng, director of Baidu’s Global Business Unit. “We now
have unparalleled word and emoji prediction, and the most accurate
voice-to-text in the industry.”
The latest version of Facemoji Keyboard for Android is available
on the Google Play Store. Follow Facemoji Keyboard on Instagram at
www.instagram.com/FacemojiKeyboard or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/FacemojiKeyboard.
About Facemoji Keyboard
Facemoji Keyboard is an emoji-centric keyboard app featuring
Baidu’s speech recognition technology. It includes an emoji
prediction feature and a wide variety of stickers and customizable
keyboards. Facemoji Keyboard’s goal is to help people around the
world express themselves in new ways with fun, creative emoji.
About Baidu
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search
provider. Baidu aims to make the complicated world simpler through
technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the symbol “BIDU.” Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A
ordinary share.
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