Talk:SoundHound AI

"allows users to identify music by humming, singing or playing a recorded track" Into what? Empty space? Maybe so, because according to the next sentence it was "launched" rather than initiated or started. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.251.118.110 (talk) 22:44, 2 November 2014 (UTC) [reply ]

This article, from the start, reads like a company brochure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.137.249.24 (talk) 14:32, 5 June 2015 (UTC) [reply ]

"SoundHound Inc. believes in enabling humans to interact with the things around them in the same way we interact with each other: by speaking naturally to mobile phones, cars, TVs, music speakers, coffee machines, and every other part of the emerging, connected world." Really awful--they didn't even try to disguise it. Tagged as an advert. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sinequabosh (talk • contribs) 07:54, 6 June 2015 (UTC) [reply ]

Agreed. This is a company brochure. As soon as I get the time, I'm whiddling it down. Chisme (talk) 23:02, 9 November 2015 (UTC) [reply ]

• Add "In 2017, the company introduced Collective AI, a feature enabling developers using Houndify to tap into AI tools created by others on the platform." to History section. Sources: TechCrunch, Business Insider, ZDNet.
• Add "In 2018, the company announced several partnerships at CES leveraging the Houndify voice AI platform." to History section. Sources: Voicebot.ai, i4u.
• Add "In May 2018, SoundHound Inc. announced an additional 100ドル million in funding from strategic investors including Tencent Holdings Limited, Daimler AG, Hyundai Motor Company, Midea Group, and Orange S.A." to Funding section. Sources: TechCrunch, Business Insider, VentureBeat.

Wikidelrey (talk) 02:39, 10 May 2018 (UTC) [reply ]

These claim statements and their accompanying source references are mentioned by those publications primarily because they were recent occurrences, and thus were viewed by those publications as newsworthy. Nevertheless, that mandate is not shared by Wikipedia, which has different reasons for inclusion (e.g., WP:NOTNEWS.) .spintendo⋅⋅) 01:05, 11 May 2018 (UTC) [reply ]

- Change opening line description to: "SoundHound AI, Inc. is a voice AI company, founded in 2005."

- Replace second sentence that explains what the company does more accurately as of 2023: "SoundHound’s independent voice AI platform allows businesses to provide customized conversational experiences to consumers through voice-enabled products, services, and apps."

- Add: "SoundHound holds more than 200 technology patents and its voice AI is available in 25 languages. The company works across the automotive, TV, IoT, restaurant, and customer service industries."

- Add to explain what the company is often known for vs. what it does now as part of the 2015 emergence from stealth: "While in still in stealth, SoundHound created a music discovery app before launching the SoundHound voice platform in 2015, built on the company's proprietary speech recognition and natural language understanding technologies."

- Add to correct and list current products available (Houndify is no longer the name of an externally facing product, the music app is no longer a core part of the business): "SoundHound's core offerings include AI-driven products like Smart Answering, Smart Ordering, Dynamic Interaction, and SoundHound Chat AI, a voice assistant with integrated Generative AI." Fmcevoy (talk) 01:45, 15 August 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Not done: There are several problems here, but the simplest explanation is that these proposed additions are not written neutrally and are poorly supported.

GreyB doesn't appear to be a reliable source and is very poor for demonstrating that the number of patents is encyclopedically significant, so it appears to be a promotional factoid. TechCrunch is borderline per WP:TECHCRUNCH, but just as important, a source from 2015 cannot be used to describe what the company is currently known for.

Information about the company's "core business" should come from a reliable source (sources must be published and verifiable, so editors are not reliable sources). Further WP:NOTCATALOG applies. Grayfell (talk) 19:46, 7 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Okay. How would you propose citing the patents?

The reason the TechCrunch article was from 2015 is because I was using it to support the sentence that says "the platform launched in 2015", which is a significant shift from the previous business. 2015 is the year the main offering shifted from one thing to another. Fmcevoy (talk) 16:46, 8 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

In terms of references for the core business, can I use links to published media articles? I'm not sure what you mean by "editors are not reliable sources"? The rules you cite seem to suggest the work of a reporter is sufficient. Fmcevoy (talk) 16:49, 8 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

You have not provided any reason to mention the patents. We aren't going to mention them just because you want to. If a reliable, independent source mentions them, we can evaluate that source and go from there, but without this context it would just seem like corporate bragging.

'Reliable sources' is explained in detail at Wikipedia:Reliable sources. COI editing and commercial pages in general also benefit from independent sources, which is explained at Wikipedia:Independent sources. Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources may also be useful, and is a bit more approachable as a starting place.

What I meant by 'editors are not sources' is that Wikipedia doesn't publish original research, which would include things you, personally, claim to be true based on your own direct experiences. What is and is not part of your company's "core business" should be explained by reliable, independent sources. Passing mentions, press releases, churnalism etc. are unlikely to be useful to readers searching for a neutral overview of this company. Grayfell (talk) 05:35, 9 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SoundHound_AI_logo_black.jpg Fmcevoy (talk) 21:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Done. Grayfell (talk) 19:48, 7 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Change opening line description to: "SoundHound AI, Inc. is a voice AI company, founded in 2005."

Reliable source: https://news.yahoo.com/ai-related-stocks-soar-on-chatgpt-craze-200818105.html 2601:647:5D80:3C0:BDF4:EE14:D43B:4827 (talk) 00:40, 13 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Two problems: First, "Voice AI" is vague and very poorly-defined, so this term would not help readers understand the topic. The second is that the source is a passing mention. Do you have any better sources which explain what this term means? Grayfell (talk) 00:52, 13 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

That's an unreasonable call out & isn't based off of any research. "Voice AI" is and has been a trending tech term, as of late. There is no synonym for "Voice AI". 2601:647:5D80:3C0:BDF4:EE14:D43B:4827 (talk) 01:52, 13 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

I looked for recent sources on SoundHound during the recent flurry of obvious conflict of interest editing, but didn't find much that was usable. I certainly could've missed some, so feel free to propose any which you think might be reliable per Wikipedia's guidelines.

Being a "trending tech term" is exactly the problem, here. AI is not automatically a buzzword, but it becomes a buzzword when used to promote a company or hype stocks without any additional context. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so, ideally, we provide context. Grayfell (talk) 02:50, 13 September 2023 (UTC) [reply ]

Remove or reduce the part about layoffs as the company has since progressed with major positive developments, such as recent funding, new partnerships, and expansions and innovations across industries (detailed below). Focusing on past layoffs can mislead readers about the company's current status; presently, the company is far ahead, actively growing, hiring, and expanding.

- In April 2023, SoundHound secured 100ドル million in strategic financing.^[1]

- SoundHound's Dynamic Interaction solution was selected as the "Best Use of AI" at the 2023 Automation & Self-Service Awards.^[2]

- In December 2023, SoundHound acquired SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions, a provider of voice AI for restaurants, for 25ドル million.^[3]

- In 2023-2024, SoundHound partnered with White Castle and Jersey Mike's Subs to provide AI-enabled drive-thrus and voice AI phone ordering at hundreds of locations.^{[4] [5]} The company’s customer base also includes Chipotle, Applebee’s, Habit Burger, Noodles & Company, Beef O'Brady's, and Casey’s General Stores.^[6]

- In June 2024, SoundHound acquired Allset, a restaurant ordering marketplace founded out of Ukraine.^[7]

- During 2024, SoundHound introduced its voice AI assistant in Peugeot, Opel, Vauxhall, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, and Lancia vehicles across Europe.^{[8] [9] [10]}

- In August 2024, SoundHound acquired Amelia AI for 85ドル million, aiming to expand its presence in the financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, and hospitality sectors.^[11] Following this, Amelia powered MUSC Health’s new AI agent for patient appointment management^[12] and received the XCelent Advanced Technology 2024 Award for Retail Banking Solutions.^[13]

- In October 2024, SoundHound won the "Overall Connected Solution of the Year" award in 2024 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program for its Chat AI solution, an in-vehicle voice assistant with integrated generative AI technology.^[14]

- In November 2024, SoundHound integrated its voice AI into Kia vehicles in India, including support for the Hindi language.^[15]

- In January 2025, SoundHound announced that Lucid has launched the Lucid Assistant powered by SoundHound Chat AI.^[16]

- SoundHound introduced an in-vehicle voice commerce platform with a demo at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The platform is designed to enable drivers and passengers to place takeout orders for pick-up through the car's infotainment system.^[17]

Dimitri.writes (talk) 17:13, 10 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

@Dimitri.writes: Coming here as requested on my talk page. I don't see a problem with updating an article to include new information like CES 2025 etc, but do think that removing the layoffs mention would be unwise at this point. In general I would try and avoid using press releases and prefer secondary sources though. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 18:55, 14 January 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Propose updating the list of key people to include co-founders of the company James Hom (CPO) and Majid Emami (CSO). Recommend removing Tim Stonehocker (CTO) and Shawnna DelHierro (CIO), as available sources indicate they are not among the company’s original co-founders.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 08:28, 29 October 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell, I’ve added above a bit more context to the key people update that you reverted. Thank you for taking the time to look into this. Dimitri.writes (talk) 08:40, 29 October 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Provide reliable sources for this. Grayfell (talk) 23:28, 29 October 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Grayfell please find more details, including sources, below:

Founders

Keyvan Mohajer

Majid Emami

James Hom

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Key people

Keyvan Mohajer (CEO)

Majid Emami (CSO)

James Hom (CPO)

Nitesh Sharan (CFO)

Mike Zagorsek (COO)

- - -

Keyvan Mohajer

Co-Founder & CEO

LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keyvanmohajer/

Profile on Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/16751581

Fortune article

https://fortune.com/2025/08/16/soundhound-ai-ceo-keyvan-mohajer-founder-stanford-dorm-room-entrepreneuer-gen-z-throw-darts-randomly-key-to-success/

Fox Business video interview

https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6366830822112

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Majid Emami

Co-Founder & CSO

Linkedin profile (18 years at SoundHound)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/majid-emami-87ba311/

Profile on Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/22833368

Profile on WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/SOUN/company-people/executive-profile/120241453

- - -

James Hom

Co-Founder & CPO

LinkedIn profile (20 years at SoundHound)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmhom/

Profile on Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/22833419

Profile on WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/SOUN/company-people/executive-profile/20085167

- - -

Nitesh Sharan

CFO

LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitesh-sharan/

CFO interview

https://www.cfo.com/news/soundhound-ai-cfo-nitesh-sharan-on-life-after-ipo-and-ai-impact-on-finance-/760781/

Profile on WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/SOUN/company-people/executive-profile/152265926

- - -

Mike Zagorsek

COO

LinkedIn profile (9 years at SoundHound)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzagorsek/

Automotive News video interview (September 2025)

https://www.autonews.com/video/automotive-news-video-ai-voice-assistants/

Profile on WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/SOUN/company-people/executive-profile/151773914

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For reference:

Leadership Team at SoundHound corporate website

https://investors.soundhound.com/leadership-team

Keyvan Mohajer

Majid Emami

James Hom

Mike Zagorsek

Nitesh Sharan

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Dimitri.writes (talk) 10:32, 30 October 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hi @Grayfell, I just wanted to check if you’ve had a chance to review the sources I added for the proposed key people. Please let me know if anything else is needed. Thanks for your time!

Dimitri.writes (talk) 11:07, 4 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @TheSandDoctor, I am reaching out to ask for your input to the SoundHound page. The Key people section was removed, citing lack of reliable sources. I’ve since provided multiple reliable references above for review, but haven’t received a response.

Would you mind taking a look and advising whether the Key people information can be added back based on the sources provided? I’d really appreciate your perspective on how best to proceed.

Thank you for your time and guidance. Dimitri.writes (talk) 12:50, 6 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I've added the three founders to the infobox. The 'key people' field is intended to include at most four people, so its use here would either be redundant or arbitrarily exclude some executives. Linkedin, softball interviews, and routine corporate profiles are mediocre-to-poor sources. Since you are not paid to improve Wikipedia, I won't bother explaining why. If you have a reliable source (ideally an independent source) for the specific date the company was founded, please post it here. Grayfell (talk) 23:45, 9 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thank you for adding the founders information. And thanks for sharing more details on the 'key people' field. There are Wikipedia pages [1], [2] where founders are repeatedly included in the key people field. It’s not redundant, as it informs the reader that the founders continue to be key figures in the company. The same is true for SoundHound:

Founders

Keyvan Mohajer

Majid Emami

James Hom

Key people

Keyvan Mohajer (CEO)

Majid Emami (CSO)

James Hom (CPO)

- - -

Dimitri.writes (talk) 15:45, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Please allow me some time to see about the founding source...

Dimitri.writes (talk) 15:47, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Your proposal lists 5 key people: Keyvan Mohajer, Majid Emami, James Hom, Nitesh Sharan, and Mike Zagorsek. The template guideline, Template:Infobox_company, says Up to four key individuals closely associated with the company. Other articles have other problems, but those articles you link comply with that guideline. Grayfell (talk) 19:18, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Now familiar with the limitation thanks to the guidance on talk, I fully agree on the need to comply and adjust the proposal to adding 3 key people (not 5 as initially).

These 3 key people are:

Keyvan Mohajer (CEO)

Majid Emami (CSO)

James Hom (CPO)

Dimitri.writes (talk) 19:41, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I fully agree on the need to comply... please stop talking like that. Sharan and Zagorse are both, per your company's website and your own proposal, chief officers. As I already said, to exclude them would be arbitrary. I suggest you drop this and focus your time on finding better sources. Grayfell (talk) 20:05, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Mike Zagorsek and Nitesh Sharan are not founders of the company. The 3 key people suggested to be included in the key people list are founders of the company:

Keyvan Mohajer (CEO)

Majid Emami (CSO)

James Hom (CPO)

I referred to other Wikipedia pages (above) where founders are included in the key people list, and explained the reason for that. There is no redundancy or arbitrariness in asking to include the founders of the company to the key people list.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 20:31, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I’m thankful to have the discussion about improving the article, but I’d prefer that we keep the conversation free of personal remarks.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 20:38, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

You don't seem very 'thankful'. The founders are already listed as founders, and their names are already included in the body of the article. As I already said, other articles have other problems. This is the talk page for this article. Review WP:NOTDIRECTORY and MOS:IBP. In addition to Zagorsek and Sharan, the corporate profile you've provided also lists Tim Stonehocker and Shawnna DelHierro as chief officers, in addition to a half dozen senior vice presidents. You are not an impartial judge in deciding who on this list is 'key' and who is not. Grayfell (talk) 20:45, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

WP:AGF Thank you. Dimitri.writes (talk) 21:06, 11 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Grayfell please find more details about the founding date, including sources, below:

The year the company was founded: 2005

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/25/why-soundhound-is-valued-at-5-shazams/

Quote: SoundHound was founded [...] in 2005 by Iranian-Canadian computer scientist and entrepreneur Keyvan Mohajer.

The specific date the company was founded: September 2, 2005

Source: corporate records (Certificate of Incorporation, SEC filing), multiple public company profiles:

https://www.barrons.com/market-data/stocks/soun/company-people

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/sounw/company-profile

https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=SOUN

Dimitri.writes (talk) 00:10, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thank you. I have updated the article per that source and another source linked by that source. Those sources note that the company was not founded as SoundHound, it was founded as Melodis. If you have a source for when the company rebranded from SoundHound to SoundHound AI, that would also be helpful. A press release may be usable for this. Grayfell (talk) 01:29, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Grayfell please find more details on the company name:

SoundHound AI, Inc. (originally SoundHound Inc.) officially became "SoundHound AI, Inc." when it completed its business combination (a SPAC merger) with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co. and began trading under the ticker SOUN on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 28, 2022.

Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220427005362/en/SoundHound-Announces-Closing-of-Business-Combination

As for the Melodis Corporation name:

Melodis Corporation is formal and correct name.

Melodis Corp. provided source (TechCrunch) used this abbreviation.

Melodis Corp reads as informal and incomplete because "Corp" is an abbreviation missing the period.

Thank you.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 11:27, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

@Grayfell curious why bolding the former/founding name "Melodis Corporation" or "Melodis Corp." in the lead's first paragraph? There seems nothing on this in MOS:LEAD.

Having both "SoundHound AI, Inc." and "Melodis Corporation" in bold, especially so close to each other in the lead's first paragraph, may suggest an equivalent significance between the names (which is not the case), especially in the eyes of a reader who "scans" the text rather than reads word by word.

Thank you.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 12:39, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

The use of bold is to comply with MOS:BOLDREDIRECT. The names of a company are important information for an article about that company. Further, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia which, among other things, attempts to document historical information. Grayfell (talk) 20:01, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

The current lead sentence is "SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN) is a Santa Clara, California-based generative AI voice and music recognition company." The "music recognition" is a historic part that should not be positioned in the lead as it does not reflect the company's current core business.

Per WP:LEAD and WP:WEIGHT, the lead should summarize what the company is today. Here’s how the recent sources describe the SoundHound’s company today:

TechCrunch (2024) Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/soundhound-acquires-amelia-ai-for-80m-after-it-raised-189m Quote: SoundHound, an AI company that makes voice interface tech used by car companies, restaurants and tech firms.

VentureBeat (2024) Source: https://venturebeat.com/ai/soundhound-buys-allset-to-bring-ai-voice-ordering-to-more-drive-throughs Quote: AI voice company SoundHound. SoundHound provides voice recognition and generative AI models to power voice assistants for restaurants, automotive systems and smart home devices.

Les Echos (2024) Source: https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/intelligence-artificielle/apres-chatgpt-la-nouvelle-revolution-des-agents-ia-2138903 Quote: L'entreprise américaine spécialiste de l'IA vocale SoundHound. The American company specializing in voice AI SoundHound.

The Washington Post (2025) Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/07/ces-2025-best-weirdest-tech-products/ Quote: Conversational AI company SoundHound.

The music recognition platform was launched in 2006 (Midomi) and rebranded in 2009 (SoundHound) as part of the company's history, before the voice AI platform was launched in 2015 and became the main focus to the day. The consumer SoundHound Music app (which includes music recognition) still exists, but that does not make the company a "music recognition company" in 2025; it’s a legacy/consumer/non-focus offering of a predominantly B2B Voice AI business.

Thank you. Dimitri.writes (talk) 13:51, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell, I've added the SoundHound company information, including sources, for a lead. I hope these details help clarify the company description part for the lead part of the article.

Thank you.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 13:53, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

No consensus for this proposal. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a PR service. Grayfell (talk) 20:04, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Currently, the article includes, rather randomly, the 2014’s Hyundai and Kia partnership. Over the years, there were more recent automotive partnerships with Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, and Lucid. Sources (not press releases):

Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall (2020) Source: https://technologymagazine.com/ai-and-machine-learning/groupe-psa-and-soundhound-form-partnership-ai-and-voice-recognition-technology Quote: From 2020, PSA's vehicle brands - which include the likes of Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall - will be fitted with SoundHound revolutionary 'Deep Meaning Understanding' technology.

Stellantis (2024) Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2024/06/13/stellantis-focuses-on-abc-as-it-develops-software-defined-vehicles/ Quote: Stellantis currently uses a voice assistant powered by Soundhound in Europe.

Citroën (2024) Source: https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/genai-citroen-embarque-chatgpt-dans-ses-vehicules-les-plus-recents.N2216652 Quote: L'outil phare d'OpenAI s'invite dans les véhicules particuliers et utilitaires de Citroën, et ce dans plus d'une quinzaine de pays. L'assistant est intégré dans le système d’info divertissement du constructeur français grâce au système de reconnaissance vocale et audio de SoundHound. OpenAI's flagship tool is now available in Citroën passenger and commercial vehicles in more than fifteen countries. The assistant is integrated into the French manufacturer's infotainment system using SoundHound's voice and audio recognition system.

Alfa Romeo (2024) Source: https://www.autonews.com/technology/stellantis-adds-chatgpt-alfa-romeo-citroen-soundhound/ Quote: The Alfa Romeo Junior (shown) will be equipped with SoundHound's voice assistant with integrated ChatGPT across multiple European markets.

Lancia (2024) Source: https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/stellantis-doubles-down-on-ai-digital-assistant/ Quote: The latest to join the trend is Lancia, which is now offering SoundHound Chat AI in Ypsilon models across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands.

Lucid (2025) Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/finance/what-lucids-partnership-with-soundhound-means-for-lcid/485581 Quote: Lucid stock is up 17.4% after announcing a partnership with SoundHound.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 21:05, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell, I've added the SoundHound automotive partnerships information, including sources, that is currently missing from the article. Thank you.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 21:07, 12 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Most of these sources appear to be passing mentions of barely any relevance to SoundHound as a company.

The technologymagazine.com source is so obsequious and inane it's bordering on obscene (it's likely undisclosed PR, but regardless, it's garbage).

WP:FORBESCON should not be used at all.

L'Usine digitale (fr:L'Usine digitale) may be reliable, but I don't see enough indication to cite it. Like most of these, it's more focused on ChatGPT than SoundHound. You can propose changes to ChatGPT at Talk:ChatGPT, not here.

Regardless, again, routine announcements about vague 'partnerships' are unlikely to belong in the article. To put it another way, the article does not exist to list every single client this company has, since, again, Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion or advocacy. This also applies to time-specific fluctuations in stock prices.

Grayfell (talk) 02:31, 13 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Thank you for taking a look and providing your feedback.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 16:17, 13 November 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell,

Please update the introduction to reflect what the company currently does. I am also requesting the sentence about the company name rebranding be removed from the introduction, since it is mentioned right below in the history. Note that the only new reference is from Wall Street Journal.

I also suggest renaming the article from SoundHound to SoundHound AI, which is the official company name since the SPAC merger.

Here is suggested wording with citations:

SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN) is an American voice artificial intelligence company^[1] based in Santa Clara, California.

SoundHound provides a conversational generative AI platform to create voice assistants for use in customer service device and vehicle applications.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Dimitri.writes (talk) 16:00, 19 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

I've renamed the article.

None of those sources are usable for this change in wording. We have to summarize what sources say, not what they imply. None of them use the word "conversational", for example. The phrase "assistants for use in customer service device" is ambiguous and potentially euphemistic. The WSJ article focuses on automation, and that source is mostly just parroting the CEO without any commentary about the company itself. Regardless, automation has very, very different connotations from from "assistants".

I get that music recognition is no longer the company's focus, but Wikipedia takes a long view, this is what sources have talked about in the past, and your company does still apparently support the SoundHound Music app. Grayfell (talk) 03:45, 20 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell,

Thank you for your feedback. Would you be willing to make this change to the introduction, to more accurately reflect what the company currently does? The Globe and Mail citation from 2023 I've cited below, which is already being used in the history section, calls SoundHound AI "a voice and audio AI platform" and says its platform "lets customers have conversational experiences." The Audioxpress citation says it combines "software engineering and machine learning voice AI with third-party Generative AI models." The Drive citation refers to SoundHound’s "conversational AI software." And I think there is no reason to include the company name rebranding in the introduction, since it's mentioned right below in the history. Here is suggested wording with citations:

SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN) is an American voice and conversational artificial intelligence company based in Santa Clara, California. The company provides a conversational generative AI platform to create voice assistants for use in business and sales applications.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Dimitri.writes (talk) 13:39, 17 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

@Grayfell: Just a quick follow-up on this request when you have a moment. Thanks! Dimitri.writes (talk) 11:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

That isn't from the Globe and Mail, it's a churnalism republished from MarketBeat, per the big disclaimer across the top of the page. I have removed that source from the article for that reason. MarketBeat doesn't appear to be a reliable source.

Since conversational artificial intelligence isn't a known thing, this is not going to be informative to disinterested readers. Conversational AI redirects to the 'Chatbot' article. If you wish for the to explain that SoundHound is a chatbot company, please propose a more neutral change via reliable sources. Grayfell (talk) 18:03, 15 April 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Please change the name of the Funding section to Funding and IPO, and revise the section to make it more concise. It is currently unruly. Note that the only new reference is from Bloomberg. Here is suggested wording with citations:

By June 2015, SoundHound had raised a total of 40ドル million across several funding rounds, with investments from Global Catalyst Partners, Translink Capital, Walden Venture Capital, and others.^[1]

In January 2017, the company raised another 75ドル million in an investment round that included Nvidia, Samsung, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, and others.^[2]

In January 2018, the valuation of the company reached 1ドル billion.^[3] Announced in May 2018, SoundHound raised 100ドル million from a funding round led by Tencent.^[4]

On April 28, 2022, after merging with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners at a valuation of 2ドル.1 billion, ^[5] SoundHound AI went public, listed under the symbol SOUN on the Nasdaq.^[6]

In November 2022, the company implemented a 10% workforce reduction and salary adjustments.^[7] Reports at the time indicated that SoundHound had secured less than half of the anticipated funds from its SPAC merger.^[8] In January 2023, the company reduced its workforce by approximately 50%.^[9]

Dimitri.writes (talk) 16:55, 20 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Done. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 04:15, 21 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Thanks! Dimitri.writes (talk) 06:38, 21 February 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell,

In my edit request above, I meant for the final three sentences of the funding section to also be removed. At the very least, would you remove the final sentence? The revenue of a random quarter is not relevant to the section.

In April 2023, SoundHound secured 100ドル million in strategic financing.

In February 2025, Nvidia disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had sold its stake in SoundHound.

In the second quarter of 2025, the company reported a revenue of 42ドル.7 million, an increase of 217% year-over-year.

Dimitri.writes (talk) 13:46, 17 March 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello @Grayfell: just checking on this edit request above when you have a moment. Thank you! Dimitri.writes (talk) 11:49, 15 April 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

I have removed last line. I agree that it's arbitrary. Could you explain why the rest should be removed? Grayfell (talk) 18:06, 15 April 2026 (UTC) [reply ]

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