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AI-Powered Headphones Let You Listen To Just One Person In A Crowd

Developed by a team at the University of Washington, this AI-enabled system allows users to zero in on a single voice amidst background noise.   Imagine you're at a bustling party or a crowded conference, trying to focus on a single conversation amidst the chatter. It's a common frustration, but a new technology developed by the University of Washington could make this problem a thing of the past. The innovative AI system, designed to work with off-the-shelf headphones, allows users to isolate and listen to one person's voice just by looking at them for a few seconds. How It Works According to a news release from the University of Washington, the "Target Speech Hearing" system requires only a pair of headphones equipped with dual microphones. To engage the system, you simply tap a button while looking at the person you want to hear. The sound waves from the target's voice are captured by the microphones, which send the signal to an onboard computer. The AI emb...