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

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

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 hours ago

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

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish are instead hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

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Huh. Fuckups like this have never happened before.

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