Google Homes are having an identity crisis as Assistant mixes US and British accents

Google Assistant keeps learning new languages, and can even speak them with the local accent. Indeed, it can differentiate between Canadian, Belgian and, French variants of the same tongue, and also pronounce words in the Queen's English. However, it seems some devices are rebelling by speaking in opposite accents, as users have reported their Google Homes have switched to US or UK English.

People in the UK and the US have reported Assistant on their smart speakers, phones, and Pixel buds has switched accents, without any apparent reason. It's unclear what is causing the issue, but it appears to only affect a limited number of users.

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