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Joan Palmiter Bajorek is an American entrepreneur, linguist, and influencer. In August 2018, Bajorek founded Women in Voice, a non-profit 501 organization for women in voice technology.[1][2][3] Bajorek is also the CEO of Clarity AI, an AI and software company.[4][5]

Early life and education

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Bajorek grew up in Portland, Oregon, and graduated with a BFA in Photomedia and a BA in French from the University of Washington in 2013,[6] an MA in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis in 2016,[7] and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in Speech-Language Technology.[8] She lives in Seattle, WA.[9]

In 2019, Bajorek completed her Ph.D. Her dissertation title is 'Speaking of Language Technology'.[8]

Career

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In August 2018, Bajorek founded Women in Voice, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization for women in voice technology, specializing in speech technology, artificial intelligence, linguistics technology, multimodal, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).[1][2][3] Bajorek has raised over $500k with 20+ chapters for Women in Voice.[10] Google Assistant was the first corporate sponsor for the non-profit organization.[11]

Bajorek was previously the VP of Data & Analytics at OneReach.ai,[12][13] Head of Conversational Research and Strategy at VERSA Agency (beginning in 2019),[14] a consulting advisor at the University of Arizona,[15] Senior Conversational Designer at Nuance,[16] and an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at WeWork Labs.[9] Bajorek is also an advisor to CleanAI[17] and an investor in startups and enterprises.[18][19][20]

Bajorek's research and writing has explored how people interact with voice recognition software. In 2019, she wrote for Harvard Business Review on the issue of such software's biases towards the voices of white men.[21] She believes such issues need to be rectified,[22] as voice-enabled software continues to become more popular and integrated with other technology.[23] She has also written on the possibility of speech technology's use in language learning,[24] and has written for Cambridge University Press,[25] UXmatters,[26] and FLTMAG[27] on the development of speech technology and the advantages and disadvantages of various speech technology interfaces.

As a public speaker, she has spoken at the 2019 Voice Summit,[28] CES 2020,[29][30][31] 2020 L3-AI[32] by Rasa,[33] Humans of AI,[34] ConveyUX,[35] 2021 MWC Telekom,[36] 2022 Friends of Figma UX@UA,[37] 2023 VentureBeat, [38] and Spotify's Inside Voice podcast which is focused on voice technology.[39]

Bajorek hosts the Your AI Roadmap podcast, which features AI experts who work at companies such as Adobe, Google, Intuit, and Microsoft.[40][41]

Awards

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  • 2024 VentureBeat Women in AI Awards Finalist with the topic: 'AI Entrepreneur: Bringing AI out of the lab and into the real world'[42]
  • Women in Voice Awards: The Visionary Award Finalist 2021 and Winner 2022[43]
  • 2021 DataEthics4All Top 100 DIET Champion[44]
  • 2020 Top 17 Influencers in Voice, Voicebot.ai, ranked #4 position[45][46]
  • 2020 Twitter's Top Voice AI Influencers[47]
  • 2020’s Amazon Alexa Champion[9]
  • 2019 Alexa Awards Executive of the Year Finalist[48]
  • 2019 Voicebot.ai's Top 11 Influencer in Voice[49]
  • 2018 SoundHound Top 15 Voice AI Twitter Influencers[50]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Darmody, Jenny (2021-03-10). "Why voice tech should be understandable for everyday users". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "How Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek's 'Women in Voice' Went from Support Group to Worldwide Movement". alexa-blog. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ a b "Top Women Builders and Entrepreneurs in Voice AI". Amazon Alexa. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ "Top 25 Chatbot Case Studies & Success Stories With Tips". cronicasonora.cl. 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ "6 Women Trailblazers in Sound". Sixiemeson. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  6. ^ "Graduate Profiles Autumn 2012 - Summer 2013". University of Washington's Honors Program.
  7. ^ "Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek University of Arizona".
  8. ^ a b Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2019). "Speaking of Language Technology" (PDF). Speaking of Language Technology PhD Dissertation. The University of Arizona.
  9. ^ a b c "Alexa Champions - Joan Bajorek". Amazon Alexa. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  10. ^ Suozzo, Andrea (2013-05-09). "Women In Voice Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  11. ^ "Increasing our engagement with the voice technology community". Google Developers Blog. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  12. ^ "Generative AI journey with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  13. ^ Schubert, Charlotte (2022-10-11). "Tech Moves: F5 adds cybersecurity vet to board; Icertis hires chief strategy officer; and more". GeekWire.
  14. ^ Kuhlman, Cara (December 13, 2019). "Tech Moves: Microsoft IP chief Erich Andersen is leaving; Kristen Hamilton joins board of education software startup; and more". GeekWire.
  15. ^ "People | Public & Applied Humanities | University of Arizona". pah.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  16. ^ "Bajorek, Joan Palmiter". Public & Applied Humanities | University of Arizona. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  17. ^ "CleanAi". www.cleanai.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  18. ^ "Guest Profile: Joan Bajorek - AI Influencer, Entrepreneur, Investor". PitchPodcasts.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  19. ^ Bajorek, Joan. "Investor". republic.com.
  20. ^ "Careers in Voice AI: Advice from 10 Inspiring Women". SoundHound. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  21. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2019-05-10). "Voice Recognition Still Has Significant Race and Gender Biases". Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  22. ^ Moran, Taylor C. (2021-01-02). "Racial technological bias and the white, feminine voice of AI VAs". Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 18 (1): 19–36. doi:10.1080/14791420.2020.1820059. ISSN 1479-1420.
  23. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2020-02-21). "The Future of Technology Embraces Voice Activation". Adobe XD Ideas. Adobe XD. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  24. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2017-04-17). "L2 Pronunciation Tools: The Unrealized Potential of Prominent Computer-assisted Language Learning Software". Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies. 5 (1). doi:10.2458/azu_itet_v5i1_bajorek. ISSN 2693-0900.
  25. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2018). Speech Technology for Language Learning: Research and Today's Tools. Cambridge University Press. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  26. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter (2018-10-22). "Voice First Versus the Multimodal User Interfaces of the Future". UXmatters. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  27. ^ Bajorek, Joan Palmiter. "Google Speech Technology: Gboard & Voice Typing". fltmag.com.
  28. ^ Modev. "Voice Summit Speakers". www.voicesummit.ai. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  29. ^ Voice Live from CES | Welcome to Voice: Opportunities and Challenges for Brands. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  30. ^ Medeiros, Jenny. "Everything You Need to Know about Voice Live from CES 2020". www.voicesummit.ai. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  31. ^ "Voice Live From CES". events.bizzabo.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  32. ^ "L3-AI: The Level 3 AI Assistant Conference - hosted by Rasa". 2020.l3-ai.dev. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  33. ^ "Rasa Community Update 2020". Rasa. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  34. ^ Weaver, Alaura (2024-05-29). "The power of finding your voice in the age of AI with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek". Writer. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  35. ^ "Joan Palmiter Bajorek". ConveyUX. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  36. ^ "MWC 2021 Speaker: Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek..." mwc.telekom.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  37. ^ "Voice & Conversational Design". Figma. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  38. ^ Columbus, Louis (2023-07-14). "How Walmart's Emerging Tech team is transforming retail with conversational AI". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  39. ^ "Women in Voice with Joan Palmiter Bajorek by Inside Voice". Spotify for Podcasters. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  40. ^ "Your AI Roadmap". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  41. ^ "Your AI Roadmap". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  42. ^ "Announcing the 2024 nominees for VentureBeat Women in AI Awards". VentureBeat. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  43. ^ "Women in Voice Awards". Women In Voice. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  44. ^ "Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek". DataEthics4All. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  45. ^ "The Top 17 Influencers in Voice 2020". Voicebot.ai. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  46. ^ Cohen, Heidi (2020-11-14). "30 Top Voice Influencers: The Inside Scoop You Need To Get Up To Speed". Heidi Cohen. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  47. ^ "Voice AI". VocaliD. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  48. ^ "The Alexa Conference Names the 2019 Alexa Award Finalists". Speech Technology Magazine. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  49. ^ "The Top 11 Influencers in Voice 2019". Voicebot.ai. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  50. ^ "Top 15 Voice AI Influencers to Follow on Twitter". SoundHound. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
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