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US start-up Canary Speech using deep-learning to spot neurological conditions in voices.
Training algorithms with hundreds of millions of phone calls labelled with speaker’s medical history.
Vocal cues could distinguish someone with or without a particular condition.
Stricter UK data protection laws may prevent a similar project there.
Aims to detect vocal indicators of Alzheimer’s disease within two months, then depression, stress and dyslexia.
