"The real question is -- why are A.I. assistants conflated with women? I think you know the answer."
Whats the answer?
The creators prefer a woman's voice? Sexism? Variance?
Whats the answer?
The creators prefer a woman's voice? Sexism? Variance?
Wired:why are voice interfaces female
https://www.wired.com/2015/10/why-siri-cortana-voice-interfa...
The first is Does social desirability bias favor humans? Explicit–implicit evaluations of synthesized speech support a new HCI model of impression management[0]. This study found that both men and women interpret female voices as warmer.
The second is Are Computers Gender-Neutral? Gender Stereotypic Responses to Computers[1]. This study found that male voices are preferred when discussing computers and female voices are preferred when discussing relationships.
[0] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.669...
[1] http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.536...
While P.A.s are stereotypically female in culture (e.g. Most often in films, novels, TV shows). 'High-value' assistants in several cultural contexts are usually portrayed as male: maitre d's, butlers, concierges.