I spoke to the AI avatar of a Leeds MP. How did it cope with my Yorkshire accent?

<p>Leeds MP Mark Sewards has launched a digital assistant, but the results of my chat show MPs’ aides have nowt to worry about</p><p>As anyone with even a trace of a regional dialect who has had to pay a parking fine can attest, voice recognition services struggle with accents. Now, people in Mark Sewards’ constituency in Leeds are likely to find the same problem with his AI variant.</p><p>A chatbot billed as the first AI version of an MP responds in Sewards’ voice with advice, support or by offering to pass on a message to his team – but only if it understands you.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/07/i-spoke-to-the-ai-avatar-of-a-leeds-mp-how-did-it-cope-with-my-own-yorkshire-accent">Continue reading...</a>