Health8/7/2025The Guardian

I spoke to the AI avatar of a Leeds MP. How did it cope with my Yorkshire accent?

I spoke to the AI avatar of a Leeds MP. How did it cope with my Yorkshire accent?

The article discusses the launch of a digital assistant by Leeds MP Mark Sewards, which is intended to provide constituents with advice, support, or the ability to pass on messages to his team. However, the author's experience with the AI assistant's ability to understand a Yorkshire accent suggests that the technology still struggles with regional dialects. The article highlights the challenges that voice recognition services face in accurately interpreting accents, even in the context of a politician's digital representative. The article suggests that the AI assistant may not be as effective in serving constituents with strong regional accents, as it may have difficulty understanding them.

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