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==Training== One of the earliest training technologies to commercialize was implemented in [[Worlds of Wonder (toy company)|Worlds of Wonder]]'s 1987 Julie doll. At that point, speaker independence was an intended breakthrough, and systems required a training period. A 1987 ad for the doll carried the tagline "Finally, the doll that understands you." - despite the fact that it was described as a product "which children could train to respond to their voice."<ref name=PCW.Siri>{{cite magazine| last=Pinola | first=Melanie | title=Speech Recognition Through the Decades: How We Ended Up With Siri | magazine=PCWorld | date=2011-11-02 | url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/477914/speech_recognition_through_the_decades_how_we_ended_up_with_siri.html }}</ref> The term voice recognition, even a decade later, referred to speaker independence.<ref>{{cite web | last=Rosen | first=Cheryl | title=Voice Recognition To Ease Travel Bookings | website=Business Travel News | date=1997-03-03 | url=https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Voice-Recognition-To-Ease-Travel-Bookings |quote=The earliest applications of speech recognition software were dictation ... Four months ago, IBM introduced a "continual dictation product" designed to ... debuted at the National Business Travel Association trade show in 1994.}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=Confusing grammar and meaning in this paragraph|date=December 2019}}
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