多様化する米国音声言語研究 : DARPA時代の終焉と困惑 (体験報告)  [in Japanese] Diversification of spoken language research in the United States : confusion in the post-DARPA era (HANDS-ON REPORT)  [in Japanese]

    • 河合 剛 Kawai Goh
    • 東京大学工学部電子情報工学科 University of Tokyo, Department of Information and Communication Engineering

Abstract

米国の音声言語研究を支えてきたDARPA (国防省先端研究プロジェクト庁)。研究分野の黎明期から一貫して潤沢な資金を提供し続け、研究開発の動向を陰に陽に左右してきた。米国の音声言語処理技術の基盤はDARPA予算によって築かれたといって過言でない。日欧の研究者の多くも研究動向の指針を米国に求めたため、DARPAの影響力は直接的・間接的に世界に及んだ。ところが、技術が成長したいま、音声言語処理は基礎研究の域を脱したとDARPAが判断し、したがって研究予算も削減すると言ってきた。米国の研究所は、今後、民間活力を用いて生き残れるのか。新たな研究課題とは何か。DARPAの功罪と今後の展望を、DARPA研究サイトの元メンバーが痛烈に斬る。

DARPA has supported spoken language research in the US since the field's inception. Research sites benefitted from years of ample funding while DARPA charted the course for R&D. DARPA's sphere of influence spread worldwide as non-US researchers carefully noted US trends. However, improvements in spoken language system performance convinced DARPA that research had passed the basic stage. Research sites were asked to obtain non-DARPA funding, particularly from the private sector. Can US research sites survive without DARPA? What are prime R&D targets in the post-DARPA era? A former member of a DARPA site illustrates how DARPA helped and hurt the research community, and describes coming trends.

Journal

IPSJ SIG Notes   [List of Volumes]

IPSJ SIG Notes 96(74), 41-48, 1996-07-26  [Table of Contents]

Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)

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  • NII Article ID (NAID) :
    110002916908
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID) :
    AN10442647
  • Text Lang :
    JPN
  • Article Type :
    Journal Article
  • ISSN :
    09196072
  • Databases :
    CJP  CJPref  NII-ELS