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Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia

‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers

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“I asked it to call one of my sisters, and it then started calling an old boss that I don’t talk to any more.”

—Amy, 25, recalling an awkward experience using a voice-operated device.

Using voice to operate technologies is increasingly convenient in daily life, whether at home or while driving.

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