What HLT Can Do for You (and Vice Versa)

Abstract

Human Language Technology, often named by its acronym HLT, is a term that originated in the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) Speech and Language program, starting in the mid-1980s. It’s more general than just smart things computers can do with text –– it also includes speech input and output, and algorithms for handling text, speech, and communicative content in the context of other applications.