Q, The Genderless AI Voice

Richard Bradbury | Freda Liu | Christine Wong

25-Mar-19 12:30

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The default voice option for the three AI assistants - Siri, Cortana, and Alexa - is female. And while you can opt for a male voice for Siri and Cortana, there is no gender-neutral voice option for any AI. Enter: Q, a creative project by Virtue Nordic, and potentially the first genderless AI voice in the world.

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Categories: Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, SME

Tags: artificial intelligence, gender bias, non-binary, virtual assistant,

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