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For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent. The agency has since apologized and says it’s trying to fix the problem.

AI is putting threatening to put The Onion out of business, not because The Onion articles can be written by AI, rather AI has just made this kind of satire nearly obsolete. The Onion is forced to retreat into existential screaming into the void humor, which they have done magnificently in the face of an unstoppable foe. The Onion will prevail and outlive AI though, mark my words!

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[-] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 16 points 4 hours ago

The agency has since apologized and says it’s trying to fix the problem.

Something about "says it's trying to fix the problem" is really funny to me 😭

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, as if that kind of thing could be done by accident. Or maybe it can IDK.

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