Apple Siri Racist? Ping!
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Posted on 05/23/2019 5:31:27 AM PDT by Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues
Me thinks that the denizens of the U.N. need to get day jobs.
In my own office, many of my male co-workers have a female co-worker record their voice mail greetings for them.
This is all because a female voice is typically more pleasant than a man's voice in a customer facing setting. This is market driven. People would rather hear a pleasant female voice then a man's typically gruffy voice.
Women should not be ashamed of this or feel "subservient" in any way. They should be proud of this area in which they are clearly superior to their male counterparts.
That said, as pleasant as a women's voice can be, many women choose to become a nagging wife, a hectoring mother-in-law or a Democrat politician and then their voices suddenly sound like nails on a chalkboard. If only they could turn back on the charm and use their feminine wiles, things would get a lot smoother for them and they would get what they want more often.
Which voice? The condescending “basket of deplorables” voice, the stupefied “why aren’t I 50 point ahead?” voice, the nails on chalkboard screech, or the “I aint no ways tarred” southern drawl?
None of this “I wish I could do that, but you don’t seem to be connected to the Internet” stuff. Tell me I’m not connected to the Internet - and tell me what is known about why I’m not connected to the internet. If I’m set to Airplane Mode, tell me! If I’m set to my home WiFi and I’m miles from home, say so. Actually help!
Do people actually talk to programs like this by name..????
‘many women choose to become a nagging wife, a hectoring mother-in-law or a Democrat politician’
why aren’t I fifty points ahead, you might ask...and while you’re at it, take the dog for a walk, go to your room afterwards, and watch the recording of male bashing TV ads I made for you...
There's actually a good reason for default female voices: better clarity in noisy environments, for example a moving automobile. Also, a male voice can be a bit off-putting to many users.
I did ask Siri when I first got my iPhone if she was the Borg Queen.
All she said was “Resistance is futile “
A co-worker got into a dissertation about what he called "Speaking Martian" as the actual meaning of something spoken.
His translation of my voice mail greeting: "This is ____ _____, what the hell do you want?"
Yeah, I changed it.
(...but I really thought that I was trying to sound pleasant...)
At least in English, Siri can be chosen as male of female with accents:
American
Australian
British
Irish
South African.
I played with the accents. Couldn’t understand Irish that well. I like British and South African, though. My Siri will always be female, but my wife’s is male.
IMHO, “smart” devices take it a little too far. I have no desire to be able to ‘talk’ to my refrigerator or TV.
All these home assistants have a microphone which is always on. Something to remember when you’re discussing politics with a conservative friend. Those who think I’m kidding or making this up should read 1984 by George Orwell and check out the Telescreen.
You invoke Siri by saying, “Hey Siri!” So, yes.
They’ll probably eventually get celebrity voices.
Schwarzenegger actually did a GPS voice-over.
I used the female Siri voice to prevent against this. I’m considerate like that.
Siri comes in male. Australian I think. My wife has it.
I don’t know about Siri, but I changed my Android personal assistant to a male voice with no problem. I don’t use Alexa or whatever the name is.
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Apple already provides that with Siri. You can have a choice of several male and female or robot voices.
We don’t participate in the deep state’s social engineering to get everyone voluntarily under 24/7 audio video surveillance.
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