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As an Australian, Apples voice models have always sucked. I've tried using stt (again) more recently and its improved, but i'm so tired of having to Americanize
by verelo 2mo ago
As an Australian, Apples voice models have always sucked. I've tried using stt (again) more recently and its improved, but i'm so tired of having to Americanize my voice to get it to figure out what the hell i'm saying.
- danabrams 2mo agoIt also struggles with my NYC-area accent, which is only medium thick.
- MisterTea 2mo agoThe Two Yoots problem. Do you use d's in place of t's such as dees/dems/dose/dere? I have a heavy queens accent so you'll hear me say things like "deres tree uh dem ova dere."
- llbbdd 2mo agoSurprised to read this as a Queens thing, this sounds perfectly at home in the Midwest.
- nerdsniper 2mo agoYah thats definitely Minnesota, eh?
- louthy 2mo agoOh jeez
- MisterTea 2mo agoIt's spoken fast with a nasal tone.
- jermaustin1 2mo agoAs a Texan first, American second, I sympathize with this statement. Siri can't understand me probably 25% of the time. I use STT for iMessage while in the car, and half the time it will take 3+ times to either get it right or me give up, and hope to remember to text them by hand when I next stop.
- vlovich123 2mo agoWhat does this mean? When I pledged my oath to become a citizen, I had to promise to put America above all other allegiances. Is it in relation to allegiance in the general sense or some weird statement that only relates to STT?
- newAccount2025 2mo agoI took it to mean “as someone with a Texas accent”
- Barbing 2mo agoWhen they say everything's bigger in Texas, maybe that includes the patriotism.
- jermaustin1 2mo agoTexans (generally) consider themselves Texans firsts. Similar to born and raised New Yorkers (NYC). That said, I really meant it tongue-in-cheek that my accent was too thick, and doesn't work well for Siri's STT model. ChatGPT's does way better, but I really don't like talking to an LLM.
- spacedcowboy 2mo agoYeah, but I had my fingers crossed behind my back. I hail from, and only stand for, the Republic Of Scouse. (and if you think Texans have it bad regarding being understood, try being a Scouser [1]) 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5Isx6Hi0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5Isx6Hi0E
- louthy 2mo agoAs a Brit, I concur.
- verelo 2mo agoThat checks out.