Melania Trump’s Accent Stumped These Robots

Auto-transcription robots may have found hidden meaning in Melania Trump’s speech Opinions are split on Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican national convention. Obvious sloppy plagiarism aside, many agree that she performed way beyond expectations, particularly given that English is not her first language, while haters are wont to say it was all a bit robotic. If it was genuinely robotic, you’d think that transcription robots would be able to figure out what Melania Trump was saying in her RNC speech on Tuesday. Judging by the transcription of a clip spat out by ABC’s auto-transcription software, however, her Slovenian accent threw the algorithm for a loop. Or are they simply trying to unearth the hidden messages within? Can the robots know the unknowable about what Melania was trying to tell us in a speech that may have been a thickly-veneered cry for help? Let’s explore. When Melania said, “I have been with Donald for 18 years,” the ABC transcript said: “I haven’t seen Madonna
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