A very interesting 5 minute video: Why are All Voice Assistants Female?

So why are all voice assistants female then? There’s science behind it, but there is also just a lot of bias behind it too.

It’s still International Women’s Day somewhere, right?

@pratik "Oh, solving realworld problems is a man AI's job, while being a servant is a woman AI's role."

@pratik The video explains that one specifically: assistant - female; authority figure - male…

@Miraz it’s so obvious and yet few talk about it

@fiona Ahh. That authority thing again, I guess.

@Miraz and if you need a murderous voice, HAL “I can’t let you do that Dave” ....