AccentFold enhances speech recognition for African accented speech by utilizing accent embeddings based on linguistic relationships, showing a 3.5% WER improvement.
AI can help bridge Southeast Asia's 1000 languages-but the work 'has to be done by Southeast Asians'
AI can bridge linguistic divides in diverse regions like Southeast Asia, unlocking new markets for global businesses.
The AI Revolution Is Crushing Thousands of Languages
The dominance of English in technology poses challenges for linguistic diversity and cultural representation.
Celebrating Cockney culture could 'help fight prejudice'
Non-standard English speakers face unjust stereotypes
Linguistic evaluation is a social judgment, not linguistically scientific
Promoting Cockney culture as a means to preserve linguistic diversity
Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says
The Oregon Health Authority must improve healthcare for linguistically diverse Oregonians and enhance access to behavioral health treatment.
California plans to enlist AI to translate healthcare information
Human translators are facing challenges to keep up with linguistic changes in various languages.
California plans to use emerging AI technology to translate health and social services information for linguistic diversity.
The project aims to enhance accessibility to critical healthcare information through written translations, potentially expanding to other digital platforms.