Michael McAuliffe
@memcauliffe.com
Linguist, computational phonetician, recovering academic.
Maintainer of Montreal Forced Alignment
Sometimes my tinkerings are useful
https://memcauliffe.com/
https://github.com/mmcauliffe
he/him
Maintainer of Montreal Forced Alignment
Sometimes my tinkerings are useful
https://memcauliffe.com/
https://github.com/mmcauliffe
he/him
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Day 2 of the MOTS Montreal Open Tools Symposium will include a morning talk by @memcauliffe.com Join us at the @theneuro.bsky.social
September 25th & 26th forms.gle/j2pRYkyoBwMS...
Day 2 of the MOTS Montreal Open Tools Symposium will include a morning talk by @memcauliffe.com Join us at the @theneuro.bsky.social
September 25th & 26th forms.gle/j2pRYkyoBwMS...
September 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Day 2 of the MOTS Montreal Open Tools Symposium will include a morning talk by @memcauliffe.com Join us at the @theneuro.bsky.social
September 25th & 26th forms.gle/j2pRYkyoBwMS...
Day 2 of the MOTS Montreal Open Tools Symposium will include a morning talk by @memcauliffe.com Join us at the @theneuro.bsky.social
September 25th & 26th forms.gle/j2pRYkyoBwMS...
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🗣️Mozilla Common Voice users!🗣️
Important notice: the client ID does not always correspond to a single speaker ID! Every so often, a single client ID contains more than one speaker’s voice. Our #Interspeech2025 paper examines the extent of this problem and proposes a solution
Important notice: the client ID does not always correspond to a single speaker ID! Every so often, a single client ID contains more than one speaker’s voice. Our #Interspeech2025 paper examines the extent of this problem and proposes a solution
August 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🗣️Mozilla Common Voice users!🗣️
Important notice: the client ID does not always correspond to a single speaker ID! Every so often, a single client ID contains more than one speaker’s voice. Our #Interspeech2025 paper examines the extent of this problem and proposes a solution
Important notice: the client ID does not always correspond to a single speaker ID! Every so often, a single client ID contains more than one speaker’s voice. Our #Interspeech2025 paper examines the extent of this problem and proposes a solution
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🚨Postdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! 🚨 Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...
August 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
🚨Postdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! 🚨 Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...
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Thank you the team at Leiden University for the opportunity to present on working with large-scale speech corpus.
🖥️Slides are available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/talk/corpus/.
#Corpusphonetics #speechcorpus #linguistics
🖥️Slides are available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/talk/corpus/.
#Corpusphonetics #speechcorpus #linguistics
August 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thank you the team at Leiden University for the opportunity to present on working with large-scale speech corpus.
🖥️Slides are available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/talk/corpus/.
#Corpusphonetics #speechcorpus #linguistics
🖥️Slides are available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/talk/corpus/.
#Corpusphonetics #speechcorpus #linguistics
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Hands-on MFA series on low-resource language Bora, based on fieldwork word lists from a single speaker (~1.5 hours!).
#phonetics #MFA #forcedalignment #tutorial
⭐️ available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/resources/3a...
#phonetics #MFA #forcedalignment #tutorial
⭐️ available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/resources/3a...
ASR from Scratch III: Training models of Bora, a Low-resource Language (MFA) | Dr Chenzi Xu
This chapter we focus on Bora, an endangered indigenous language of South America, primarily spoken in the western Amazon rainforest. I will demonstrate how to train a mini Bora acoustic model for for...
chenzixu.rbind.io
August 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hands-on MFA series on low-resource language Bora, based on fieldwork word lists from a single speaker (~1.5 hours!).
#phonetics #MFA #forcedalignment #tutorial
⭐️ available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/resources/3a...
#phonetics #MFA #forcedalignment #tutorial
⭐️ available at: chenzixu.rbind.io/resources/3a...
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As a prep for my last lectures on phonetic fieldwork at the LSA summer institute, I created a youtube video guiding users through how I (quickly) mark phonetic variants in recordings. I’m happy to send along the Praat script (or similar versions on my website).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggx...
Phonetic variant coding - glottalized sonorants
YouTube video by Christian DiCanio
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
As a prep for my last lectures on phonetic fieldwork at the LSA summer institute, I created a youtube video guiding users through how I (quickly) mark phonetic variants in recordings. I’m happy to send along the Praat script (or similar versions on my website).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggx...
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The conference website for #LabPhon20 is now live: labphon.org/labphon20/home
#LabPhon 20 will happen in #Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 26–28, 2026, with additional pre-conference events on June 25. The call for papers and proposals for satellite workshops will be circulated in late August 2025.
#LabPhon 20 will happen in #Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 26–28, 2026, with additional pre-conference events on June 25. The call for papers and proposals for satellite workshops will be circulated in late August 2025.
Home | Labphon
labphon.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The conference website for #LabPhon20 is now live: labphon.org/labphon20/home
#LabPhon 20 will happen in #Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 26–28, 2026, with additional pre-conference events on June 25. The call for papers and proposals for satellite workshops will be circulated in late August 2025.
#LabPhon 20 will happen in #Montréal, Québec, Canada, June 26–28, 2026, with additional pre-conference events on June 25. The call for papers and proposals for satellite workshops will be circulated in late August 2025.
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Going to start calling Sam Altman "Sloppenheimer"
May 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Going to start calling Sam Altman "Sloppenheimer"
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In @vauhinivara.bsky.social 's book "Searches" there is a lovely chapter reflecting on how hard it can be to avoid Amazon, but there is really zero reason to buy books there anymore, ever. Go to your local indie or check out bookshop.org
Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
April 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In @vauhinivara.bsky.social 's book "Searches" there is a lovely chapter reflecting on how hard it can be to avoid Amazon, but there is really zero reason to buy books there anymore, ever. Go to your local indie or check out bookshop.org
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We're delighted to announce that #LabPhon20 will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in the (North American) summer of 2026, with the theme “Looking back and looking forward.” Dates, thematic sessions, invited speakers and further information will be announced by the organizing committee. #LabPhon
February 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We're delighted to announce that #LabPhon20 will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, in the (North American) summer of 2026, with the theme “Looking back and looking forward.” Dates, thematic sessions, invited speakers and further information will be announced by the organizing committee. #LabPhon
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Linguists, speech scientists, cognitive scientists: Meghan Clayards and I are hiring a postdoc to work at McGill Linguistics, deadline February 16. Come work with us!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Postdoctoral Researcher
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January 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Linguists, speech scientists, cognitive scientists: Meghan Clayards and I are hiring a postdoc to work at McGill Linguistics, deadline February 16. Come work with us!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
December 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
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Linguists! We're hiring an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in phonology (secondary specializations welcome) at McGill linguistics, deadline January 13. Come work with us!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Assistant Professor
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December 12, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Linguists! We're hiring an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in phonology (secondary specializations welcome) at McGill linguistics, deadline January 13. Come work with us!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Newsletter: We're at peak AI - generative AI models have hit the wall where they won’t improve much further thanks to a lack of training data, killer apps or any kind of sustainable business model.
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
Godot Isn't Making it
Before we get going — please enjoy my speech from Web Summit, Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit? I didn’t write the title.
What if what we're seeing today isn't a glimpse of the future, but the new ...
wheresyoured.at
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Newsletter: We're at peak AI - generative AI models have hit the wall where they won’t improve much further thanks to a lack of training data, killer apps or any kind of sustainable business model.
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
The results of a collapse could be catastrophic.
wheresyoured.at/godot-isnt-making-it
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Deadline December 16: Asst prof (tenure track), "phonology, literacy, or related fields", Comm. Sci. + Disorders, McGill University mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
November 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Deadline December 16: Asst prof (tenure track), "phonology, literacy, or related fields", Comm. Sci. + Disorders, McGill University mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
Can't believe they settled on "skeets" when "bleats" was right there
a close up of a sheep 's face with trees in the background
Alt: Sheep bleating
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November 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Can't believe they settled on "skeets" when "bleats" was right there
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Check out the docs & intro tutorials for new-fave! #nwav52
new-fave
forced-alignment-and-vowel-extraction.github.io
November 9, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Check out the docs & intro tutorials for new-fave! #nwav52
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Deadline Nov 15: Asst prof (tenure track), sociolinguistics, Dept. of Linguistics, UC Davis recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06729
September 20, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Deadline Nov 15: Asst prof (tenure track), sociolinguistics, Dept. of Linguistics, UC Davis recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06729
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We're looking for a phonetician: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
Please share widely. I'm happy to answer any questions
Please share widely. I'm happy to answer any questions
Assistant Professor
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September 18, 2024 at 4:22 PM
We're looking for a phonetician: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...
Please share widely. I'm happy to answer any questions
Please share widely. I'm happy to answer any questions
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Deadline Nov 15: Asst prof (tenure track), phonology and phonetics, Linguistics, U. Illinois Urbana Champaign linguistlist.org/issues/35.23...
September 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Deadline Nov 15: Asst prof (tenure track), phonology and phonetics, Linguistics, U. Illinois Urbana Champaign linguistlist.org/issues/35.23...
Anyone else working in "AI" have a serious disconnect when reading scifi/fantasy these days where they talk about actually useful/intelligent AIs? I have to do a double take anytime a character just assumes that an AI will do a novel task well.
September 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Anyone else working in "AI" have a serious disconnect when reading scifi/fantasy these days where they talk about actually useful/intelligent AIs? I have to do a double take anytime a character just assumes that an AI will do a novel task well.
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📣 Please help us understand how linguists develop as educators!
We are recruiting current or recent graduate students in linguistics or related fields to participate in a survey about their experiences developing as educators!
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We are recruiting current or recent graduate students in linguistics or related fields to participate in a survey about their experiences developing as educators!
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August 1, 2024 at 3:33 AM
📣 Please help us understand how linguists develop as educators!
We are recruiting current or recent graduate students in linguistics or related fields to participate in a survey about their experiences developing as educators!
bit.ly/teachling
We are recruiting current or recent graduate students in linguistics or related fields to participate in a survey about their experiences developing as educators!
bit.ly/teachling
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Deadline 10/1: 2(!) tenure-track asst profs, cognitive science, Dept. of Psych., Stony Brook U. apply.interfolio.com/147566
July 31, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Deadline 10/1: 2(!) tenure-track asst profs, cognitive science, Dept. of Psych., Stony Brook U. apply.interfolio.com/147566
Does anyone know if ASR models with transformer/conformer architectures (i.e. Whisper) struggle more with producing faithful transcripts for languages with scrambling since they aren't as time linear dependent? Like does Russian scrambling get undone by Whisper in favor of more common word orders?
May 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Does anyone know if ASR models with transformer/conformer architectures (i.e. Whisper) struggle more with producing faithful transcripts for languages with scrambling since they aren't as time linear dependent? Like does Russian scrambling get undone by Whisper in favor of more common word orders?
Watching One Piece for the first time and I'm just... very confused as to why people like this and what the point of this is? This should be comparable to Naruto and Bleach, right? But it just feels so much more lacking. Like what's the point of the story? (tbf I'm on episode 2 right now)
May 5, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Watching One Piece for the first time and I'm just... very confused as to why people like this and what the point of this is? This should be comparable to Naruto and Bleach, right? But it just feels so much more lacking. Like what's the point of the story? (tbf I'm on episode 2 right now)