The fluencyAI Stuttering Program
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What is the fluencyAI stuttering program?
- A proposed fluency program that expands the range of conversational situations in which people who stutter can remain fluent.
- Under development by a physicist and two software engineers, none of whom have any formal training in speech language pathology.
- Start users 'speaking while alone.'
- Use AI-assisted conversations to gradually introduce realism into conversations.
- Software components and some testing expected by early 2025.
Overview of the fluencyAI program
We at fluencyAI LLC are developing software to enable people who stutter (PWS) to remain fluent over a wider range of conversational situations. We use artificial intelligence and other advanced algorithms.
No, that is not a typo. It has been known for more than 80 years that PWS who stutter are fluent when they are alone. This intriguing feature of stuttering has been confirmed in multiple research studies.
Another feature we hope to exploit is the Anticipatory Struggle Hypothesis: The expectation of disfluent speech leads to stuttering. By removing that anticipation, fluency might emerge.
Removing the Anticipation of Stuttering
The fluencyAI program starts users in a speaking environment where they should experience fluency: reciting text while alone.
Our goal is for users to gradually anticipate fluency, leading to confident speech in the presence of others.
AI-Powered Fluency Support
Using AI technologies such as speech-to-text, avatars, sanitized text passages, and video conferencing, we aim to gradually introduce more realistic conversation settings, helping users maintain fluency in various situations.
Contact Us
Contact Steven Scott, president, fluencyAI LLC
Email: steve@fluencyai.net