As research has shown, there is a critical link between the development of AI systems which display gender bias and the lack of women in teams that design them. Suggest to Samsung’s Virtual Personal Assistant Bixby “Let’s talk dirty”, and the female voice will respond with a honeyed accent: “I don’t want to end up on Santa’s naughty list.” Ask …
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The AI that assists us do not need to go through the same sexism that women face on a daily basis “Siri, what’s the time?” “Alexa, what’s the match score?” “Hey Google, Where is the closest McDonalds?” People who own or use smartphones, laptops or even a GPS, are familiar with voice assistants. The report titled “I’d blush if I …
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