Virtual assistants are increasingly present in our day to day, so much so that almost any consumer electronics firm has decided to launch its project, some with more success than others, but we find: Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Bixby, Google Home… There are many, right?
Have you ever noticed that all virtual assistants have a woman's voice activated by default? According to UNESCO this is sexist. They are not without reason considering the coincidence in the choice of genre when setting the voices by default and they want to fix it.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has fully immersed itself in the current technological issue with relevant reasons, according to its study, implanting women's voices in the guidance systems or virtual assistants by default gives users an image of docility and servility on their part. It makes a lot of sense, although you've most likely never noticed this thoughtful analysis of the matter. UNESCO has produced a publication in collaboration with the Government of Germany and the EQUALS Skills Foundation.
However, if we ask Crab "Why do you have a woman's voice?", will answer you flatly in the face of such a challenge: Humans have sex, I don't. A study carried out by NeuroInsight provided evidence that women's voices are considered more cordial and are better distinguished from any ambient noise, causing 90% satisfaction among users, regardless of gender. It is in your power now to elucidate whether or not the fact that the voice of women is the favorite by technology firms to use by default in their assistants seems sexist or not, be that as it may, the vast majority allow pitch change in the settings section (In the case of Siri it even allows you to assign an accent of the same language). While, UNESCO asks for an impossible, For brands to create a tone of voice that is not related to male or female sex, do you remember Loquendo?