What?!? Cortana... sexist?!? NEVER!!
Posted on 05/23/2019 5:31:27 AM PDT by Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues
NEW YORK (AP) — Are the female voices behind Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa amplifying gender bias around the world?
The United Nations thinks so.
A report released Wednesday by the UN's culture and science organization raises concerns about what it describes as the "hardwired subservience" built into default female-voiced assistants operated by Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
The report is called "I'd Blush If I Could." It's a reference to an answer Apple's Siri gives after hearing sexist insults from users. It says it's a problem that millions of people are getting accustomed to commanding female-voiced assistants that are "servile, obedient and unfailingly polite," even when confronted with harassment from humans.
The agency recommends tech companies stop making digital assistants female by default and program them to discourage gender-based insults and abusive language.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
OK. Stop the PC bus. I want off.
Just make apple and google use Hillary’s voice for Siri and Alexa.
Problem solved
Siri is not a person. Siri is a simulation. If it were named Jack, and had a voice with a lower frequency, they would say it represented the patriarchy and male dominance.
Just imagine if Apple had named it “Akhmed.” Bearded savages would be threatening Apple headquarters.
Hahahahaha...I guess I am guilty then.
“Siri: Talk dirty to me!” Response: “I’m not that kind of Personal Assistant.”
“Siri: Tell me a dirty story.” Response: “Dirt. Humus. Dust. Soil.”
OMG that is a great suggestion!
I nearly spit my coffee!
Good tech question. Is it possible to program different voices on the listening devices?
A person could pick the voice they want?
Or reprogram someone else’s as a gag?
If the UN had cautioned about voice assistants without the qualifier I might give them props. The UN can pound sand.
Is the UN not aware that you can change the voice and gender of Siri? Mine is set as a British man - much better for this Anglophile lady. When you ask Siri it lists a lot of languages and accents that it can do.
My phone has several choices for voice, M/F and nationalities.
Loved the BBT episode with Siri, the littler kids and I started talking to Siri afterwards.
Yeah, an’ I like my Siri just a little on the trashy side...
(Hat tip to Confederate Railroad.)
I changed Siri (it’s in the setting) to have an Australian accent.
When I dial out in the car instead of a ‘ring’ there is a ‘buzz-buzz.’
It's a good thing we have Big Brother or Sister or Whatever UN to keep us properly indoctrinated! / sarc
Hahaha. These people are pathetic.
Siri *ping*
Kick the UN out, period.
UN “Culture and Science” organization?
There is nothing at all that the arrogant U.N. thinks is beyond it’s scope of rule making, for “the world”.
Easy. . .transgender her. My Siri is now Bob, with a male Irish accent. He’s much nicer than the witch.
What?!? Cortana... sexist?!? NEVER!!
Big Cis
Having apparently run out of actual oppressed humans to protect, and turning a blind eye to actual slavery in places like Sudan, the UN now focuses on stopping “abusive language” against inanimate and insensate machines.
Important stuff. (.. and that, AOC is “literally” sarcasm. (... and that is mockery) )
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