For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement.
Category: English Language
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How Amazon Taught Alexa to Speak in an Irish Brogue
For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement.
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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)
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What Is ‘Dogfooding’?
The New York Times – Business:/gō fôrwərd/
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What Is a ‘Go-Forward’ Employee?
The New York Times – Business:The term, which has slipped into the vernacular, refers to workers who will keep their jobs as opposed to those who will be laid off.