A viral report is doing rounds on social media. As per the reports, researchers have developed the technology that can detect if a person is suffering from a cold or not, by analyzing the tone of their voice.
Just a fresh recap: In case of cold or cold like illnesses, due to the pathogens a person's voice is affected. The person may develop a hoarse voice till the course of the illness is over. Another explanation is that due to cold or cold-like health issues, a person coughs and sneezes a lot as a result of which the normal voice is affected.
Several media reports have attributed the story to The Economist. The study examined the vocal tics of 630 people, 111 of whom had a common cold. To understand the vocal pattern of an individual the researchers studied the harmonics. Harmonics are the vocal rhythms in human speech.
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The participants were asked to count from 1 to 40, discuss their weekend plan and recit "The North Wind and the Sun".
The AI, as per the reports, was 70% accurate in identifying the cold from the voice.
Apart from corporate benefits which will help seniors find out the truth of the sick leaves, it will also be a game changer in the health sector. This cold detection technology from the voice of an individual can help predict if one is having a cold or not without consulting a doctor.
