Want to minimize your accent? There's an app for that

Foreign language books.

Foreign language books. Credit: Pixabay.

For people who are trying to mask their accent and sound more American, there are now more possibilities than a human coach. The app ELSA Speak is using artificial intelligence to give people detailed feedback on their English pronunciation.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Yael Even Or, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Gabriela Sierra Alonso, Rebecca Mooney