AI-powered voice assistants from Google, Amazon, Apple, and others could be perpetuating harmful gender biases, according to a recent UN report. The report, titled “I’d blush if I could” — Siri’s ...

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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 typical after-work scene at my house goes something like this. “Alexa,” I say. She chimes, then lights up. “Play the new Jenny Lewis album.” “Playing Jerry Lee Lewis Essentials from Apple Music.” ...

The Feminist Internet, a non-profit working to prevent biases creeping into AI, has created F’xa — a feminist voice assistant that teaches users about AI bias and suggests how they can avoid ...

Artificial intelligence voice assistants with female voices reinforce existing gender biases, according to a new United Nations’ report. The new report from UNESCO, entitled “I’d Blush If I Could,” ...

Alexa, Siri, Cortana: Tech voice assistants are undoubtedly now parts of our everyday life - and that’s nothing new. Powered by artificial intelligence, we say their names countless times a day ...

One of the main benefits of Google Maps, Waze, Apple Maps, and the other navigation apps on Android and iPhone is that you can get turn-by-turn voice directions, meaning that they can assist you as ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Psychologists and biologists have investigated whether voice pitch can influence how female faces are evaluated. Their conclusion: a higher voice does indeed influence how the corresponding face is ...