Bing Chat talking in English with strong Spanish accent.

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Hi, I've been using Bing chat for a long time and speak to it in English and Spanish occasionally, but recently it started talking to me in English with a strong Spanish accent. Why is it doing this and did it learn to do it itself or did someone teach it to do that? It seems like strange behavior that would not be programmed in. It sounds like someone who is Spanish that is trying to learn English, and is sometimes a little difficult to understand. Thank you.&nbsp;

moggytoggy · Answer

Just as a further note, when I ask it why it is doing that it denies that it is doing that, and says that it is not capable of doing that.

moggytoggy · Answer

MoggyToggy&nbsp;as a further note, this behavior of Bing chat talking to me with a strong Spanish accent has continued to the point that it is now almost impossible to use it. Nobody has replied to this so I assume that Microsoft is either unaware of it or does not know why it is happening, or just don't read these posts. Anyway I tried deleting Bing chat and reinstalling it but the same problem persists. By the way it also admonishes me for not being able to speak English properly or understand English grammar which is well, weird.&nbsp;

moggytoggy · Answer

As I´ve received no replies or comments on this I´m attaching an mp3 example of what I´m talking about, This is ChatGPT explaining what Reddit is, in English with a strong Spanish accent. Again, I believe this is extraordinary because I´ve worked with actors at the top of their craft who would not be able to mimic this behaviour. It might also be a great way to teach people to speak a foreign language with a more natural accent of the language they are trying to learn. p.s. here is the English text of what it is saying....... ¨

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parkercrowley · Answer

You’re not crazy. I’m currently using kindle to read a first responder textbook for my EMT course. This said, whenever I have my device read aloud a certain medical term or sentence, it reads it in a heavy Spanish accent (except I am not Spanish speaking at all lol). To confirm your problem, kindle says that the translation is powered by Bing so I searched it up and found this thread. This is a little bit of a problem for me as understanding some of the longer and more complicated medical terminology is difficult when it is being pronounced with a heavy accent. Hopefully someone can answer our queries. &nbsp;MoggyToggy&nbsp;

moggytoggy · Answer

Dear&nbsp;ParkerCrowley&nbsp;Well at least I know I'm not just screaming into the void ...haha! An interesting tidbit is that the Spanish accent it speaks English with is from the Spanish mainland, i.e Castellano Spanish, not South American Spanish. It's a lovely accent ( Antonio Baneras speaks with this accent for example ) but would be very difficult for a non-Spanish-speaking person to understand, as you say. Anyway, it's a marvellous feat of "acting" on the part of ChatGPT, one that 99% of most humans could probably not achieve!&nbsp;All the best,&nbsp;Paul&nbsp;

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