Lend Me Your Voice

About this episode

Bridget Todd discusses the influence of big tech on language and features leaders in language communities working on voice AI.

Big tech’s power over language, means power over people. Bridget Todd talks to language community leaders paving the way for voice AI in their own languages and dialects.

People in this episode

Guest: Bridget Todd

Topics covered

• voice AI
• language
• dialects
• technology
• power dynamics

Keywords

• voice AI
• language communities
• big tech
• dialects
• power over language

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: big tech

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