Linguist pinpoints leftover Slavic accent tells in near-perfect AI speech

Afinetheorem · x · 2026-11-10

A linguistically trained listener dissects an AI-generated voice clip: highly convincing overall, but misplaced stress, devoiced final consonants (e.g. the -d in "red"), and the lack of elision on "going to" betray Slavic-language influence. A follow-up notes that Slavic speakers raised in the US would naturally devoice final consonants, so these tells are only noticeable to a trained ear—and quips that if you can hear them, you're probably good at learning languages.

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Linguist pinpoints leftover Slavic accent tells in near-perfect AI speech

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