Welsh and Scouse are the British accents that Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant struggle to understand the most, a study has found. However, researchers have warned that the smart devices are left flummoxed by more than 23 per cent of regional dialects. Welsh and Scouse are the British accents that Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant struggle to understand the most, a study has found (stock image)Uswitch.com broadband expert Nick Baker said: 'Smart speakers are becoming an integral part of many modern-day homes. Other cities where Alexa and Google Assistant struggled were Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Belfast. Scousers would appear to be the most bothered by being misunderstood — making some 1,700 searches a month for 'Why doesn’t my smart speaker understand me?'

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2020 16:23 UTC