Advanced Media

About Advanced Media

Advanced Media, Inc. is a Japanese technology company specializing in AI-powered voice recognition solutions. Founded in December 1997 by Kiyoyuki Suzuki, the company was established as a voice recognition venture. Suzuki, who serves as Chairman and President, was inspired to start the company after meeting with the Carnegie Mellon University team that had excelled in DARPA-sponsored speech recognition competitions. His background in AI, including training at Carnegie Mellon, fueled his vision of using voice as a more natural interface for computers, moving beyond keyboards.

The company's core technology is the "AmiVoice" speech recognition engine, which it has been developing since a 1998 partnership with the U.S.-based Interactive Systems, Inc. AmiVoice is designed to be speaker-independent, meaning it doesn't require prior voice training, and it utilizes deep learning and hybrid models to achieve high accuracy with natural speech. A key strategy is the development of domain-specific engines, with specialized vocabularies for industries like medicine, call centers, and legal, which gives it an edge over generic voice recognition systems.

Advanced Media's business model is structured around three main pillars: a solutions business that plans and develops custom voice recognition systems, a product business that offers licensed applications with embedded AmiVoice technology, and a service business that provides its technology to corporate and consumer-facing services. The company serves a diverse client base, including the medical sector for electronic health records, call centers for real-time transcription and monitoring, government bodies for minute-taking, and the construction industry for on-site inspections. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (TYO: 3773), the firm generates revenue through licensing, product sales, and cloud-based services.