The new Apple iPhone feature called Siri is supposed to allow users to send messages, calls and similar functions through voice instruction. However, the technology has yet to master non-American accents, like Scottish, and, similarly, dog barks.
When it comes to recognizing American, French or German accents, Apple's new personal assistant software Siri is a certified pro. But throw some tone terracing at her and maybe a few unvoiced consonants and Siri is likely to get confused faster than you can say "linguistics."
Scroll down for five accents Siri has had particular trouble with only a few weeks into its release.
This poor Scottish fellow is having a bit of trouble with his iPhone's Siri voice-recognition technology. No matter how hard he tries to annunciate, he can't seem to get his phone to "create a reminder." It seems Siri was designed for American accents, and American accents only.
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Apple's voice-recognition technology, Siri, has been lauded for its groundbreaking ability to understand natural human language rather than just simple commands. In the past, most people have used it for various mundane activities -- finding the nearest sushi restaurant or theater showtimes for a movie, for example.
In its most recent incarnation, you can even ask it questions ("Will it rain today?") and it'll use GPS to spit out an accurate answer. But some creative folks have tested Siri's abilities on the new iPhone 4S with rather amusing results.
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During Tuesday's 'Let's Talk iPhone' presentation, Apple wowed the audience with a demonstration of the Siri voice-recognition technology, which can understand natural human language rather than just simple commands.
Even more wowed? Japanese audiences. Seems the word "siri" is dangerously close to "shiri," which is Japanese slang for one's, shall we say, backside.
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