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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 3mo 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 3mo agoIt also struggles with my NYC-area accent, which is only medium thick.
- MisterTea 3mo 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 3mo agoSurprised to read this as a Queens thing, this sounds perfectly at home in the Midwest.
- nerdsniper 3mo agoYah thats definitely Minnesota, eh?
- louthy 3mo agoOh jeez
- MisterTea 3mo agoIt's spoken fast with a nasal tone.
- jermaustin1 3mo 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 3mo 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 3mo agoI took it to mean “as someone with a Texas accent”
- Barbing 3mo agoWhen they say everything's bigger in Texas, maybe that includes the patriotism.
- jermaustin1 3mo 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 3mo 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 3mo agoAs a Brit, I concur.
- verelo 3mo agoThat checks out.