Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa; Senior Consultant, World Bank, McGill University
I am a data scientist working on crisis and disaster risk at the World Bank, and teaching data science and AI ethics at the University of Ottawa and McGill University. I am the coordinator of the University of Ottawa Chair on Accountable AI in a Global Context.
Apple's Siri is no longer a woman by default, but is this really a win for feminism?
Jul 18, 2021 10:43 am UTC| Technology
As of March 31, 2021, when Apple released the iOs 14.5 beta update to its operating system, Siri no longer defaults to a female voice when using American English. Users must now choose between two male and two female...
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