Mind the Gap: The AI That Erases Your Accent
[curious] Picture this. You're a customer service agent in Manila. You've spent years perfecting your English. You answer a call for a major Canadian telecom — and mid-sentence, an AI rewrites your voice. Your accent... just disappears. [thoughtful] Not your words. Not your script. Your actual voice — smoothed out, neutralized, made to sound like it's coming from someone in... Mississauga....
In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.
Takeaway: [warm] And I'm Maya. Go be beautifully imperfect today.
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