Last summer, Maya Edwards and her husband called the Washington State Department of Licensing hoping to speak with someone in Spanish.

Years ago, Hilaria Baldwin ripped an unintended page directly out of Dorit Kemsley’s little black book of ever-changing accents. It found Hilaria receiving a proper roasting online. Then, many people ...

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent. The voice ...

It all blew up in December 2020 when people on social media, particularly X (which was still known as Twitter at the time), began questioning Hilaria’s fluctuating Spanish accent and her claims about ...

A solid Spanish accent, like Alfred Molina uses to portray Diego Rivera in “Frida,” makes a performance all the more believable. A questionable one, however, like Al Pacino uses as Tony Montana in ...

“Hilaria Baldwin’s speech bore hints of the Spanish accent that was at the center of her 2020 Spanish heritage scandal, when she, born and raised in Boston to American parents, often used a Spanish ...

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 ...