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by 33955985 1261 days ago
Speakers of African American English have distinct timbre, rhythm, and cadences in their speech. There has long been a lack of these distinct features in TTS. Apple appears to have added a “Black voice” (though to be clear, there are speakers of African American English who are not Black) in 2021:

https://www.consumerreports.org/digital-assistants/apples-ne...