Why your voice assistant might be sexist (via) Given OpenAI's demo yesterday of a vocal chat assistant with a flirty, giggly female voice - and the new ability to be interrupted! - it's worth revisiting this piece by Chris Baraniuk from June 2022 about gender dynamics in voice assistants. Includes a link to this example of a synthesized non-binary voice.
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