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

https://sopuli.xyz/post/41831754

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

> 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 agency has since apologized and says it’s trying to fix the problem. AI is putting The Onion out of business, not because The Onion articles can be written by AI, rather AI has just made this kind of satire nearly obsolete. The Onion is forced to retreat into existential screaming into the void humor, which they have done magnificently in the face of an unstoppable foe.

I think you can hear an example here: spokanepublicradio.org/…/couple-asks-wa-dol-for-s…
Couple asks WA DOL for Spanish speaker and gets a recording in accented English instead

Last summer, Maya Edwards and her husband called the Washington State Department of Licensing hoping to speak with someone in Spanish. They got someone speaking English with a Spanish accent instead.

Spokane Public Radio

I couldn’t see anything there (but it sounds like some could) - anyone else has problems, try this one - it’s in the latter half: www.tiktok.com/…/7608347117161041183

Ah, man… I know it’s a screwup and it’s just hilarious.

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