Speech recognition researchers are attempting to crack the hardest nut in speech-to-text: understanding Glaswegian accents.
Professor Martin Russell, project head, said: "The Glasgow accent is very pleasant and is heard a lot on television these days – but it causes problems for computers.
"Speech software caters only for speakers of standard southern English and fails to take regional variations into account.
"We're looking for 10 men and 10 women, aged 18 to 50, who have lived in Glasgow all their lives and whose parents are also from the city.
"They'll be asked to read words, sentences and paragraphs, which we'll use to develop
Glasgow-friendly software."
(via FARK)
