Have you ever wondered what if Siri or Alexa were a guy?  Siri, the voice assistant in Apple devices such as the iPhone, though sounds distinctly female but says it does not have a gender. "Don't let ...

In Gender by Proxy: Echoes of Femininities in Synthetic Voice Design, published in AI & Society, author Carina Lozo argues that synthetic voices such as Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri are not neutral ...

Alexa users were flabbergasted after Amazon's AI-powered assistant's voice automatically changed sans their permission -- with many comparing it to an overly talkative "teenage girl." REUTERS Hey ...

Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a small fee. These technologies are reshaping cultural and artistic ...

Studies have long shown that men are more likely to interrupt, particularly when speaking with women. New research by Johns Hopkins engineers reveals that this behavior also extends to AI-powered ...

Technology’s many automated female voices are nothing if not helpful. By Susan Dominus Artwork by Yehwan Song Susan Dominus is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the author of the ...

At this point, there is no shortage of stories that have posed some form of the question, “Why are voice assistants always female?” GeorgePeters/Getty Images Imagine yourself in the cockpit of a ...

Previously male, Gemini is now speaking in a female voice. Right now, there’s no way to toggle between the two voices. We previously saw work towards adding a new voice option in the Google app’s ...

Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, M3ghan (2022) and Amanda from Her (2013). Alongside other technologies that include a voice assistant, these four all have two things in common: A feminine voice, and ...

University of Westminster provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, ...