'We need Siri to be Sirius': genderless voice assistant splits experts l niltiac
Q debuted at technology and culture conference SXSW in Austin, Texas last week as a pitch for the biggest creators of voice assistants - Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon - to add a gender-neutral option to their platforms.
Voice assistants are becoming more prevalent, not only on smartphones but also through the rise of smart-home devices such as Google Home. In 2018, 42 per cent of Australians were aware they had voice assistants on their smartphones and of that group, 54 per cent were using them on a weekly basis, the Deloitte Mobile Consumer Survey 2018 showed.Other research has found, while female voices are perceived as more caring and preferred for assistance or service positions.
The director of the Voice Research Laboratory at the University of Sydney, Cate Madill, said transgender people used speech therapy to aim for an androgynous voice frequency and it was "timely" and "interesting" to see that represented.
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