Artificial intelligence has a gender-bias problem - just ask Siri

All the virtual personal assistants on the market today come with a default female voice and are programmed to respond to all kinds of suggestive questions. Does their design as stereotyped females suggest that in the midst of a global technological revolution, women remain trapped in traditional roles and personalities of the past?

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32378973
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AI in Service Interactions
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Artificial intelligence has a gender-bias problem - just ask Siri

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Artificial intelligence has a gender-bias problem - just ask Siri

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Abstract

All the virtual personal assistants on the market today come with a default female voice and are programmed to respond to all kinds of suggestive questions. Does their design as stereotyped females suggest that in the midst of a global technological revolution, women remain trapped in traditional roles and personalities of the past?

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