Have you ever wondered what if Siri or Alexa were a guy?  Siri, the voice assistant in Apple devices such as the iPhone, though sounds distinctly female but says it does not have a gender. "Don't let ...

Most of us take it for granted that men have deeper voices than women. Now scientists are learning why we associate a deep baritone with being... Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices than Women? In addition ...

Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a small fee. These technologies are reshaping cultural and artistic ...

Technology’s many automated female voices are nothing if not helpful. By Susan Dominus Artwork by Yehwan Song Susan Dominus is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the author of the ...

At this point, there is no shortage of stories that have posed some form of the question, “Why are voice assistants always female?” GeorgePeters/Getty Images Imagine yourself in the cockpit of a ...

Automated voice guidance in devices such as water heaters and car navigation systems has become an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, yet few people may have stopped to consider why such ...