Every so often, someone writes an essay about how AI is inherently fascist and the standard reaction is "sure, interesting, but perhaps a little much".
Meanwhile corporations are now using algorithms to mask the accents of ESL speakers at call centres because god forbid someone hear an accent that's different from their own.
https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/05/06/telus-digital-using-ai-to-mask-accents-of-offshore-workers/
Tom Morris
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