Countdown’s Susie Dent helps Amazon’s Alexa understand more UK regional dialects

Amazon’s Alexa has worked with TV wordsmith Susie Dent to add hundreds of alternative British words and regional phrases to the voice assistant’s vocabulary (Amazon)

Amazon’s Alexa can now better understand UK regional dialects after being trained in local phrases and language by expert Susie Dent.

The tech firm has worked with the Countdown star to expand Alexa’s vocabulary, introducing the virtual assistant to hundreds of new regional words.