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Fuhgeddaboudit! Artificial intelligence has hard time with NYC, NJ, LI accents

Fuhgeddaboudit! Artificial intelligence has hard time with NYC, NJ, LI accents

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Hey ChatGPT — you talking to me?

If Siri and Alexa tend to misunderstand a lot of your requests, it could be that accent.

A new survey suggests the distinct intonations of folks from New York City, New Jersey and Long Island are amongst the hardest for artificial intelligence technology to decipher.

AI programs like ChatGPT may have difficulty deciphering certain accents. NurPhoto via Getty Images

To absolutely no one’s surprise, Southern drawls top the list as the hardest accents for AI voice-recognition programs to understand, according to language resource site Guide2Fluency.

“Words like ‘y’all’ and ‘fixin’ to’ can be particularly perplexing for AI, leading to frequent misinterpretations,” the site said.

The Southern drawl proved most difficult for artificial intelligence programs to make out. andranik123 – stock.adobe.com

The New York City accent — perfect for buying some “gabagool” in Brooklyn, but not so great when AI is searching for capicola — followed in second, while New Jersey placed third.

The Texan accent ranked fourth hardest, the survey of 3,000 shows.

Oof, marone! Paulie Walnuts and Tony Soprano wouldn’t have used AI, because it would’ve been too friggin’ frustrating. WireImage

Shockingly, Bostonians came in at No. 5, not first.

“Accents from major urban centers” like New York City, New Jersey and Boston “often feature distinctive pronunciation and local slang that can trip up AI,” the site explains. “For instance, New Yorkers’ tendency to drop the ‘r’ sound (‘cah’ for ‘car’) or Bostonians’ famous ‘pahk the cah in Hahvahd Yahd’ can confuse voice recognition systems.”

Dave Limp, Senior Vice President, Devices and Services, touts Alexa’s abilities during a 2023 presentation. The Washington Post via Getty Images

Lawn Guylanders came in at No. 7. “The Long Island accent, with its nasal tone and elongated vowels, often leaves AI guessing,” the site explains.

Rounding out the Top 10 were the Appalachian accent (“That feller come a-runnin’ towards ma winder, askin’ for taters”); those from California’s San Fernando Valley (Think Jeff Spicoli’s “All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine”); Miami, an accent influenced by immigrated Cubans; and folks who hail from N’Awlins.

A young woman is seen using a home intelligent device utilizing AI. Krakenimages.com – stock.adobe.com

Upstaters are not spared. The Hudson Valley accent — which is also known as “Albany English,” and features traces of Dutch combined with New York City’s short vowels — was identified as the 22nd hardest for AI to comprehend.

Ultimately, the site contends, “these misunderstandings have real-world implications,” with users who speak with these accents perceiving AI as “less reliable for everyday tasks, leading to frustration and a lack of trust in the technology.”

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