When I lived in Nottingham (UK) I had to feign a British accent when pronouncing the word “Nottingham” in order to get routed through to the city council. It couldn’t understand me when I said “Noddingham”; I had to say “NoTTingum.”
Sonja Drimmer
I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.
And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The Seattle Fire Department started using AI technology during live 911 calls in 2023. There hasn't been any public review process.
