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I like how he ignores that the British Siri is male... And even goes so far as to admit he's doing so. "That's women's work" doesn't really hold up for me. I
by wccrawford 15y ago
I like how he ignores that the British Siri is male... And even goes so far as to admit he's doing so.
"That's women's work" doesn't really hold up for me. I have never once thought, "I have a question. I'd better go find a woman to ask, because that's women's work." I don't even think that "female" is a helpdesk stereotype. I certainly don't have any expectations when I start looking for a help desk.
Now if he had said that people associate 'friendly' voices with women, and 'competitive' voices with men, that would fall along more typical stereotypes, and I might believe that. Maybe.
- Jun8 15y agoAlso ignored are the facts that some of the most memorable AI voices were male, e.g. HAL and Knight Industries Two Thousand.
- SageRaven 15y agoFederation computers of the Star Trek universe, the Halo (Game) AI, the Andromeda (TV series) AI, SAL (HAL's twin sister from 2010). Lots o' female voices in the fictional AI space.
- sp332 15y agoStar Trek's computer voice was Gene Roddenberry's wife. That doesn't sound like a demeaning sexist choice. I'll give you the others though, especially Cortana from HALO https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cortana#Critical_reception https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cortana#Criti...