There is no doubt that there is a lot of value in the datasets that are used to train AI models. That is one of the reasons why Google offers their Speech-to-Text service at two price points, one with 'data logging' and and one without, see table below.

However at Voicegain, our speech-to-text platform does not capture or use any customer data (while still being able to offer low ASR pricing).

Moreover, Voicegain platform enables our customers to use their data to train their own dedicated & custom Acoustic Models. As result, our customers benefit in two ways:

• The accuracy of these custom acoustic model(s) is several % higher compared to our base models.
• Custom models are licensed exclusively to the clients and are not shared with anyone (neither Voicegain, nor any other Voicegain customers), so this higher accuracy translates directly into competitive advantage.

By retaining ownership of the data and the custom acoustic models, our customers benefit from higher ASR accuracy in general, and higher accuracy than their potential competitors in particular.