One of the critical failings of voice recognition is its inability to spot contextual errors. Despite industry claims that artificial intelligence will soon take care of these minor "glitches," artificial intelligence is exactly what it claims to be.
The following headlines are notable for their sexual innuendo and/or typographical mistakes. Whether or not the meanings were intentional, these headlines are reputed to have appeared in the newspapers listed below them.
GATORS TO FACE SEMINOLES WITH PETERS OUT
The Tallahassee Bugle
MESSIAH CLIMAXES IN CHORUS OF HALLELUJAHS
The Anchorage Alaska Times
GOVERNOR'S PENIS BUSY (should have been "Pen Is Busy")
The New Haven Connecticut Register
THANKS TO PRESIDENT CLINTON, STAFF SGT. FRUER NOW HAS A SON
The Arkansas Plainsman
CLINTON PLACES DICKEY IN GORE'S HANDS
Bangor Maine News
STARR AGHAST AT FIRST LADY SEX POSITION
The Washington Times
CLINTON STIFF ON WITHDRAWAL
The Bosnia Bugle
LONG ISLAND STIFFENS FOR LILI'S BLOW
Newsday
ORGAN FESTIVAL ENDS IN SMASHING CLIMAX
San Antonio Rose
PETROLEUM JELLY KEEPS IDLE TOOLS RUST-FREE
Chicago Daily News
TEXTRON INC. MAKES OFFER TO SCREW COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS
The Miami Herald
MARRIED PRIESTS IN CATHOLIC CHURCH A LONG TIME COMING
The New Haven Connecticut Register
GOVERNOR CHILES OFFERS RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GOOSE HUNTERS
The Tallahassee Democrat
WOULD SHE CLIMB TO THE TOP OF MR. EVEREST AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY!
The Houston Chronicle
MONDALE GETS WARM RESPONSE FROM FRENCH HEAD
Champaign-Urbana Gazette (ca. 1978)
In 150 words or less, explain what can go wrong if a medical language specialist is not editing a doctor's dictation during the transcrpition process.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Consciousness Raising Exercise #37
Posted by geoheymont at 2:58 PM
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment