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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:50 AM Sep 2014

Robocall Transcript From ‘Bill the Blog Geo’ Urges a Vote for Gov. ‘Carmel’

Jillian Jorgensen

What happens when a robot transcribes a robocall?

New York voters get a message from a guy named “Bill the blog Geo,” urging them to vote for someone named “Carmel.”

That’s how Time Warner Cable transcribed for some of its customers a recorded call from Mayor Bill de Blasio urging New Yorkers to go out and vote for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his running mate former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul in today’s Democratic primary election.

Read more at http://observer.com/2014/09/robo-call-transcript-from-bill-the-blog-geo-urges-vote-for-gov-carmel/#ixzz3CpICI0Fy

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