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title: "Making machines that can listen"
date: 2026-10-28
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/making-machines-that-can-listen-paris-smaragdis-1028
description: "Professor Paris Smaragdis develops computers with superhuman hearing for applications like speech recognition, music understanding, and environmental monitoring."
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# Making machines that can listen

Professor Paris Smaragdis develops computers with superhuman hearing for applications like speech recognition, music understanding, and environmental monitoring.

*Published: 2026-10-28*