Think Alexa, Cortana, and Siri: why are they all women? Today I talk about sexism in synthesised speech and digitised assistants. Sources to note: UNESCO 2019 “I’d blush if I could”. Lingel & Crawford 2020, “Alexa, tell me about your mother”. Cameron 2001 “Designer Voices”. Hempel 2015, “Siri and Cortana”. Gersen 2019, “SEX LEX MACHINA”.
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