Voice assistants have historically been female. From Siri and Alexa to Cortana and the Google Assistant, most computerized versions of administrative assistants launched with a female voice and, in ...

A.I.-based virtual assistants with female voices reinforce sexist gender stereotypes, according to a new United Nations report. Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and other A.I.

In May, the United Nations released a troubling report, arguing that female-sounding voices for AI assistants such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa perpetuate gender biases and encourage users to be ...

Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a small fee. These technologies are reshaping cultural and artistic ...

Female default voices for artificial intelligence personal assistants may inadvertently reinforce gender stereotypes, according to a study published by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and ...

Is your smartphone "sexist"? The rise of voice assistant technology—and longstanding gender disparities within the tech industry—means assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana are under a microscope ...

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Many of the voice assistants currently available to us have something noticeable in common—their female preset voices. Many of them have also been given distinctively feminine names. Why have so many ...