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If Siri used a female voice in some countries/kingdoms, it would possibly be a punishable offense. I'm unaware of cultures where the reverse may be true. It's q
by ksaj 7y ago
If Siri used a female voice in some countries/kingdoms, it would possibly be a punishable offense. I'm unaware of cultures where the reverse may be true. It's quite a quirk.
Why doesn't Siri et al have a circular slider like some of the digital music synths have, where the sound coordinates are wood, string, glass and metalic, along with other timbre controls on the side to allow emulation of just about every instrument you can imagine.
One axis for voice pitch, and the other for softness. Done. Everyone's happy then.
- belorn 7y agoSiri is default male for Arabic, French, Dutch and British English. From countries where those languages are used, how many do you think have laws that make a female Siri illegal? Arabic, French, Dutch and British English speakers are a rather large portion of the total customer of devices with Siri. If we don't count the US market, male is likely the default in the majority of sold apple devices.