Wakanda Accent": ChatGPT's isiXhosa Voice Amuses Mzansi

ChatGPT's attempt at speaking isiXhosa has left South Africans laughing. A content creator tried out the AI assistant's voice feature using isiXhosa on his laptop. The AI responded, but its accent sounded nothing like real isiXhosa to local viewers. What's interesting is that OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, acknowledges that its performance is strongest in widely spoken languages. Performance gets shakier in less common ones. IsiXhosa, with its distinct click consonants and tonal patterning, is a harder language for the AI. South Africans compared the AI's tone to a foreign accent, calling it a "Wakanda accent." This refers to the fictional language in the Black Panther film. This shows the ongoing challenge AI faces with diverse global languages.