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A study by researchers at the Federal University of Lavras found that AI chatbots can struggle to understand Portuguese written by deaf people who use Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) as their first language. Specific model training improved accuracy, but performance remained below results for conventional Portuguese, highlighting accessibility barriers.

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