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Data scale, not latency, dictates cross-lingual speech recognition transfer

A new study indicates that the scale of training data, rather than latency, is the primary factor influencing the effectiveness of cross-lingual transfer in streaming speech recognition models. Researchers found that while multilingual encoders offer an advantage at lower data scales, this benefit diminishes significantly as more target-language data becomes available. The study also suggests that decisions regarding latency and quantization can be made independently of the choice between multilingual and English-only encoders. AI

IMPACT This research provides a clear guideline for optimizing speech recognition models in low-data scenarios, potentially improving performance and reducing costs for multilingual applications.

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Data scale, not latency, dictates cross-lingual speech recognition transfer

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nenad Banfic ·

    Data Scale, Not Latency, Shapes Cross-Lingual Encoder Transfer in Streaming ASR

    arXiv:2606.24169v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Adapting a streaming speech recognition model to a new language requires choosing between two plausible warm starts: a multilingual (ML) encoder or an English-only (EN) encoder. The common intuition is that the multilingual encoder …

  2. AssemblyAI blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Why streaming transcription drifts to English on multilingual audio

    Streaming speech-to-text keeps defaulting to English on multilingual audio. Here's why it drifts — and five ways to steer it back to the right language.