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Going Digital

As I sip my coffee, I check through my phone calendar for any upcoming meetings. I will be joining a Microsoft Teams meeting in seven minutes and am worried about the noise of drilling coming from the construction site nearby. I worry I may have to mute myself when not speaking on the call. But to my amazement, I discover that the Microsoft Teams software cancels out all background noises, including the sounds of drilling machines and hammering, saving me the stress, effort, and distraction of having to mute and unmute myself during the call.

What a breeze! Now, I start thinking that if intelligent software can cancel out noise, then could it also add noise such as the sound of traffic, an arriving train, or ambient airport sounds? ...

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