Fact · Speech recognition
1961year
IBM says engineer William C. Dersch introduced its experimental Shoebox machine at a press conference in 1961.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“In 1961, William C. Dersch, an engineer with IBM’s Advanced Systems Development Division, held a press conference to introduce Shoebox, an experimental machine created to recognize the human voice.”
Speech recognition (IBM Heritage: Shoebox), IBM, IBM, 2026, Main text.
Open the original- What it measures
- IBM's own history of its speech recognition research, which began in the 1950s.
- What it does not show
- A company history, written by the company that built the machine. It is a primary account of the device, not an independent test.