In our latest “Timely Takes” podcast, I’m joined by IR professional and CEO of DeCue Technologies, James Palczynski. James shares that new AI systems can use paralinguistic data below the level of human perception to extrapolate information — like the emotional state and stress levels (and even some mental and physical health conditions) of the speaker — from audio files, and it has already been applied to earnings calls. (James was introduced to this technology through the paper, Silent Suffering, in the Journal of Accounting Research.)

During this 26-minute podcast, James addresses:

– What Advanced Voice Analysis is and What it Detects
– How AI has Changed Voice Analysis
– How Advanced Voice Analysis Technology is Being Used Today
– Information Investors Can Extrapolate from Voice Analysis
– Challenges this Technology Presents for Public Company Earnings & Investor Calls
– How to Monitor the Risks and Understand Defensive Capabilities

As always, if you have insights on a securities law, capital markets or corporate governance issue, trend or development that you’d like to share in a podcast, we’d love to hear from you. You can email me and/or John at mervine@ccrcorp.com or john@thecorporatecounsel.net.

– Meredith Ervine