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!

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.

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: