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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.

By Bernhard Warner

Computers and the Internet Dublin (Ireland) English Language Language and Languages Speakers (Audio) Voice and Speech

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.

By Bernhard Warner

Black People Dictionaries English Language Gates, Henry Louis Jr Harvard University Language and Languages Oxford University Press Research

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.)

By Sandra E. Garcia

Computers and the Internet English Language Generation Z Indecency, Obscenity and Profanity Language and Languages Mobile Applications Slang Social Media TikTok (ByteDance)

Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language

A new vocabulary — a little fun, a little dystopian — has emerged on the social video platform, as creators try to get around algorithms and strict content moderation. They call it algospeak.

By Melina Delkic