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This study investigates students' perspectives on the effectiveness of ELSA Speak in improving pronunciation skills. Speech recognition on the ELSA Speak application can help one's pronunciation skills. Using the descriptive qualitative research method, the researchers focused on English Language Education students at STAIN Majene, specifically selecting five sixth-semester students as samples. The selection of this sample was based on the fact that the students had used the ELSA Speak application as a medium to conduct pronunciation exercises. To collect data, the researcher used a structured interview consisting of five questions. The findings showed that the majority of students found the speech recognition feature of the ELSA Speak helpful and at the same time, they also experienced challenges in it. The positive result is that they feel their pronunciation is getting better, and then they learn how to pronounce and pronounce a word correctly in English. The AI-based ELSA Speak provides corrections so that users know what percentage they lack, especially those who are introverted. They felt accuracy directly when using the voice recognition feature in the ELSA Speak. Most students found Elsa Speak's speech recognition feature useful to improve their pronunciation. Although some of them also faced some challenges, they felt the benefits of ELSA Speak more. This also creates interest in continuing to use ELSA Speak, that not only one skill but also skills that are important for English students to master can be achieved. The positive results listed in this study include improved pronunciation accuracy and a better understanding of the articulation of English words and sentences, as verified by the application's speech recognition feature.Keywords: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Speech recognition, ELSA Speak, Pronunciation

AI, Speech recognition, ELSA Speak, Pronunciation