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recent bookmarks from jmComputer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia2017-08-14T07:33:38+00:00
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/08/computer-says-no-irish-vet-fails-oral-english-test-needed-to-stay-in-australia?mc_cid=28d31ecac5&mc_eid=eb4031f206
jmAn Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics has been unable to convince a machine she can speak English well enough to stay in Australia.
Louise Kennedy is a native English speaker, has excellent grammar and a broad vocabulary. She holds two university degrees – both obtained in English – and has been working in Australia as an equine vet on a skilled worker visa for the past two years.
But she is now scrambling for other visa options after a computer-based English test – scored by a machine – essentially handed her a fail in terms of convincing immigration officers she can fluently speak her own language.
This is idiotic. Computer-based voice recognition is in no way reliable enough for this kind of job. It's automated Kafkaesque bureaucracy -- "computer says no". Shame on Oz
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