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The San Francisco-based company Speak recently introduced its application in Taiwan after having already begun operations in Korea and Japan. Since launching in Taiwan in April, it has been their fastest-growing market in Asia, prompting Speak to begin making plans for further investment in that region.<\/p>\n
Many users of the application are seeking to learn English, which Speaks reports is a global market of over one billion users. The Speak platform<\/a>, backed by OpenAI<\/a>, currently supports nine languages for language training. The use of the technology helps to address speech recognition and natural language understanding.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What many consider most helpful about the application is that Speak goes beyond general vocabulary and grammar training and works with the user interactively to allow for natural-sounding conversations within practice sessions. The app offers a 7-day free trial so users can try out the platform to see how well it meets their needs.<\/p>\n While OpenAI is a key contributor both technically and financially to the company, Speak also uses other leading AI models from AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.<\/p>\n For Speak to enter the Chinese market, they will need to consider what AI models can be used, as some models, such as OpenAI, are restricting API access in China.<\/p>\n The future looks very bright for Speak to further expand globally.<\/p>\nSpeak Expands in Taiwan: Rapid User Growth and Future Plans<\/h2>\n