Speech Recognition Accents

The cluster focuses on challenges with speech-to-text and voice recognition software handling non-American English accents, such as British, Australian, Scottish, and non-native ones, with users reporting recognition errors and requesting better support.

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Sample Comments

eru May 8, 2025 View on HN

It detects my non-native English accent correctly, but then it makes the mistaken assumption that I want to sound like an American of all things?

warrenmiller Aug 13, 2010 View on HN

if you have a british accent it doesn't work. really really doesn't work :(

andr Jul 22, 2009 View on HN

You have a bit of an accent (no offense, so do I), and that would normally throw the voice recognition software off.

mellosouls Jun 7, 2022 View on HN

Non-American accents too please as an option for future English voices.

malloryerik May 16, 2016 View on HN

How does it do with non-native accents?

mrmondo May 13, 2016 View on HN

Doesn't seem to work with an Australian / New Zealand accent?

GordonS Mar 26, 2024 View on HN

The demo seemed to struggle a bit with my accent (Scottish), getting quite a few words wrong - for example, every time I said "test" it would write "taste". Is this something you can improve going forward?

MajimasEyepatch Oct 11, 2023 View on HN

This is fun to test as a native English speaker from New England. It doesn't seem to be a fan of my accent on certain words.

coreyp_1 Apr 11, 2016 View on HN

Interesting. Is there any way to make the audio match the language's accent?

weberc2 Apr 8, 2016 View on HN

It seems to either not recognize the phrase at all, or it says my accent is perfect. Since I'm an American, I'm doubtful about the accuracy.