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chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days ago

Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead

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Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead

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Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.
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  • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    Thats honestly funny. Like it sucks for the people involved, but its just so comically inept. Its something out of a cartoon

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      I’m picturing a server rack with a sombrero and a half unglued fake mustache. data-revolutionary

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    Cumtown bit

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    ‘for racist intonation, press 2’

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    french speakers get “omelet du fromage” on a loop

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    I actually thought this was satire for a second, it’s that on the nose lmao

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    The only word it said in Spanish was “uno”

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    Like Korean Man Siri answering the voicemail: https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnyd.o.g/video/7389835642500386079

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