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This is a powerful reminder that inclusive AI means inclusive language technology — and that linguistic diversity must be designed into systems from the start, not treated as an add-on.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish

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Biases coded into technology reflect biases in society: Just as Aboriginal English has long been stigmatised in schools, workplaces & public life, that marginalisation is now being reproduced by AI systems in kitchens, living rooms & cars.

#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish

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The emotional impact is real: Participants reported frustration, embarrassment, & even self-doubt, questioning whether they were at fault rather than the technology.

What should be convenient becomes exhausting linguistic labour.

#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish

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This isn’t just a technical issue — it’s a linguistic & cultural one.

When tech doesn’t understand Aboriginal English, speakers feel pressure to adjust their accent, vocabulary & rhythm.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish

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Technology is only as inclusive as the data it’s trained on: Most speech-recognition models rely on mainstream English datasets, meaning non-standard varieties are underrepresented.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish

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Interviewees described voice-operated devices misunderstanding music requests, misdialling contacts, or simply not responding unless they code-switched into “whitefella English” — even at home, where “home talk” is their preferred way of speaking.

#langsky #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish

‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.

New research shows how automated speech-recognition technologies routinely fail to understand Aboriginal English, leaving many Indigenous Australians excluded from the everyday convenience others take for granted.

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‘Whitefellas got miserable language skills’: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses | Language in Society | Cambridge Core ‘Whitefellas got miserable language skills’: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"‘Whitefellas got miserable language skills’: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses" by @corpusling.bsky.social & Barbara A. Meek

#SemioticProcs #Ethnoracialisation #Decolonisation #AUS #MainstreamMedia #AboriginalEnglish #LgIdeology
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