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fromWIRED
1 week ago

AI and the End of Accents

Her own accent is faintly Eastern European-so subtle it took me a few playbacks to notice. The ad was for BoldVoice, an AI-powered "accent training" app. A few clicks led me to its " Accent Oracle," which promised to guess my native language. After I read a lengthy phrase, the algorithm declared: "Your accent is Korean, my friend." Smug. But impressive. I am, in fact, Korean.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Help! We Moved Away to My Wife's Home Country. One Part of Living Abroad Never Got Easier.

Language fluency won't erase outsider status; accent, ethnicity, and cultural differences often persist, so build selective family bonds and focus on children and supportive relatives.
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fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Immigrant NYC restaurant owner mocked by rude customer over accent in viral TikTok: 'You should speak good English'

An immigrant restaurant owner in NYC was verbally harassed and mocked for her accent by a customer who demanded she 'speak good English'.
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