There Is a Racial Divide in Speech-Recognition Systems, Researchers Say

Lots of people of all different races--including white--use pronunciation and vernacular that differs significantly from the typical Midwestern speaker. I interact regularly with Caucasians that I can barely understand myself, let alone asking a typical commercial speech recognition system. On the flip side, quite a few black people speak in a manner that is indistinguishable from other races.

Universal recognition is the real problem to be solved. We want everyone to be understood.