When AI recreates the female voice, it also rewrites who gets heard

Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a ...
Yahoo

I used ChatGPT Voice to help me sleep better — here’s what actually worked

Like a lot of people, I rely on calming apps to help me wind down after chaotic days. With three kids and a busy schedule, every day is chaotic for me. For years, the Calm app has been my go-to for ...
The New York Times

Has the Internet Changed How Women Sound?

Technology’s many automated female voices are nothing if not helpful. By Susan Dominus Artwork by Yehwan Song Susan Dominus is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the author of the ...
Cosmopolitan

"AI voice assistants are often women: Here's why it's a problem"

Alexa, Siri, Cortana: Tech voice assistants are undoubtedly now parts of our everyday life - and that’s nothing new. Powered by artificial intelligence, we say their names countless times a day ...
Yahoo

From Jimmy Stewart to Harry Styles, why certain voices lull us to sleep

When 25-year-old Pearl Kasirye heads to bed after a stressful day at work, she opens up the Calm sleep and meditation app and turns on a Sleep Story to help her nod off. Her favorite bedtime listening ...
National Geographic news

Why do so many virtual assistants have female voices?

Is your smartphone "sexist"? The rise of voice assistant technology—and longstanding gender disparities within the tech industry—means assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana are under a microscope ...