For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent. The ...

Press 2 for Spanish … accent? For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested ...

Callers to Washington state's driver's license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice ...

The Washington Department of Licensing has apologized for an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent when ...

For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have ...

Washington resident Maya Edwards learned of the AI-accented voice last summer after her Mexican husband tried using the Spanish-language option while seeking information about his driver’s license. He ...

Even those who move away from our region will always find their way back for Christmas and Easter and Thanksgiving and a dozen holidays in between. If you were born in the South, the South will always ...

Callers heard accented English instead of Spanish on DOL's phone line, leading to an investigation by the Washington Department of Licensing.

While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life. Anyone can continue to learn and refine their vocabulary ...

An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.