Josh Coombs
@qwep210.bsky.social
MSc Linguistics Alumni from University of York 📚
Language Variation and Change | Sociophonetics | Computational Dialectology
Language Variation and Change | Sociophonetics | Computational Dialectology
This week I had the privilege of presenting my recently submitted MSc dissertation work at #uklvc15, my first major conference where I met some incredible people who had some very inspiring comments.
Thank you to @clrnance.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to present at such short notice!
Thank you to @clrnance.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to present at such short notice!
September 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This week I had the privilege of presenting my recently submitted MSc dissertation work at #uklvc15, my first major conference where I met some incredible people who had some very inspiring comments.
Thank you to @clrnance.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to present at such short notice!
Thank you to @clrnance.bsky.social for providing the opportunity to present at such short notice!
Reposted by Josh Coombs
Tell me you don't understand accent bias, without telling me you don't understand.
Assuming someone is an 'entitled, snobby plonker' because of their RP ('plummy') accent *is* accent bias...!
The training we're leading addresses *all* types of accent bias.
Assuming someone is an 'entitled, snobby plonker' because of their RP ('plummy') accent *is* accent bias...!
The training we're leading addresses *all* types of accent bias.
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Tell me you don't understand accent bias, without telling me you don't understand.
Assuming someone is an 'entitled, snobby plonker' because of their RP ('plummy') accent *is* accent bias...!
The training we're leading addresses *all* types of accent bias.
Assuming someone is an 'entitled, snobby plonker' because of their RP ('plummy') accent *is* accent bias...!
The training we're leading addresses *all* types of accent bias.
Reposted by Josh Coombs
Speech recognition systems struggle with accents and dialects, risking problems in critical fields like healthcare and emergency services. Imagine calling 911 and the AI used to screen out non-emergency calls can’t understand you.
A Spanish language professor explains:
A Spanish language professor explains:
‘Sorry, I didn’t get that’: AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
Speaking with an AI bot can be amusing and even helpful – if it understands you. How well AIs do that is a matter of whose speech they’ve been trained on.
theconversation.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Speech recognition systems struggle with accents and dialects, risking problems in critical fields like healthcare and emergency services. Imagine calling 911 and the AI used to screen out non-emergency calls can’t understand you.
A Spanish language professor explains:
A Spanish language professor explains: