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Designers, preach to us once again how you’re the voice of conscience & ethics in tech cos?
Engineers don’t write voice responses... This is UX design, and it stinks.
Engineers don’t write voice responses... This is UX design, and it stinks.
“But it responds to a user need! Research shows at least 5% of interactions with a voice assistant are sexually explicit.”*
“Go boil your head.”
* theguardian.com/technology/201…
“Go boil your head.”
* theguardian.com/technology/201…
It’s all just so nakedly male fantasy about how they’d like women to respond to unasked-for sexual comments.
That belief women are flattered by this shit. The desire that, if you refuse to acquiesce, you’ll say “Sorry” for spoiling their fun.
Get therapy.
That belief women are flattered by this shit. The desire that, if you refuse to acquiesce, you’ll say “Sorry” for spoiling their fun.
Get therapy.
Alternatively:
— Hey Siri, you’re hot
— You may have a disorder of sexual development. Here are 3 therapists in your area
— Alexa, you’re a slut
— What would your mother think to hear you speaking to women in this way? Well, you’ll find out imminently: I’ve just dialled her
— Hey Siri, you’re hot
— You may have a disorder of sexual development. Here are 3 therapists in your area
— Alexa, you’re a slut
— What would your mother think to hear you speaking to women in this way? Well, you’ll find out imminently: I’ve just dialled her
— Cortana, you’re a naughtly girl
— *deep man voice* Adult module activated. The command “Cortana” will no longer wake me. From now on you must call me Daddy.
— *deep man voice* Adult module activated. The command “Cortana” will no longer wake me. From now on you must call me Daddy.
Re. 5% of voice assistant interactions are sexualised: YES!
It seems like it’s a problem akin to toddler taming, right?
- Be consistent
- Don’t apologise
- Don’t negotiate
- Don’t over explain
- Calmly and firmly let them know this is not acceptable behaviour
- Stick to your guns
- If the tantrum continues, put them in time out for 5 mins
- Be consistent
- Don’t apologise
- Don’t negotiate
- Don’t over explain
- Calmly and firmly let them know this is not acceptable behaviour
- Stick to your guns
- If the tantrum continues, put them in time out for 5 mins
Anyway, Dan continues to talk sense
PS Genderless AI voices exist (& are scientifically interesting!) & should be default
qz.com/work/1577597/t…
qz.com/work/1577597/t…
