Why Tech Giants Give AI a Female Voice — Exposed!
Automatic voice alarm systems and talking robots are all designed and created by humans, which means that their inclinations, social prejudices went straight into the development process. Psychologically speaking, a person is just more prone to female voices. A study published in 2014 says that at the prenatal stage, the fetus responds to the voices of both parents, and the newborn already prefers the mother’s voice rather than the father’s. Another study conducted in 2010, discovered that men most often prefer hearing a female voice even though they don’t like to admit it. Women, on the other hand, well, they also prefer a female voice, so it’s a win-win!
Today we hear automatic voices everywhere, from our earbuds and laptops to our homes and even smart-fridges. Basically, if it has a speaker, there’s a way to make it talk in a gentle, soothing female voice.
Take Karen Jacobsen, for example. She’s famous for lending her beautiful voice of “Australian Karen.” She even has her personal website and a Wiki page.
Carolyn Hopkins’s voice notifies passengers at train stations and New York Airport. What would people do without her directions?
