“Hey Update My Voice” movement exposes cyber harassment

Virtual assistants are increasingly present in people’s routine, whether to help, answer questions and facilitate daily life. What they all have in common are women’s names and the standard female voice, such as Lu, Siri, Alexa, Nat, Bia, etc. According to a study entitled “I’d Blush If I Could” published by UNESCO in May 2019, virtual assistants via Artificial Intelligence suffer from high levels of gender prejudice, although they usually answer with tolerant, subservient and passive phrases. Based on this context, the “Hey Update My Voice” movement was launched in…

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