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According To A Recent UN Study, Digital Assistants Like Siri and Alexa Reinforce Harmful Gender Stereotypes
May 23, 2019 No Responses

According To A Recent UN Study, Digital Assistants Like Siri and Alexa Reinforce Harmful Gender Stereotypes

Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri are accused of perpetuating antiquated, harmful ideas about women through their submissive responses to queries A recent report made by UNESCO found that Siri, Alexa, and other voiced AI assistants like Microsoft’s Cortana and the...
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Amazon’s Alexa Device For Kids Is Still Being Investigated By The FTC
May 13, 2019 No Responses

Amazon’s Alexa Device For Kids Is Still Being Investigated By The FTC

US Senators asked for another FTC investigation of Amazon’s Echo device for kids Last week, on Thursday, US Senators Edward J. Markey, Richard Blumenthal, Dick Durbin and Josh Hawley sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate...
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Amazon Made Record Sales with their Smart Home Devices this Christmas
December 28, 2018 No Responses

Amazon Made Record Sales with their Smart Home Devices this Christmas

Amazon Alexa was the most downloaded app on Christmas this year, both on Google Play and Apple App Store. The Alexa companion app helps users command their smart home devices with the Alexa virtual assistant. Alexa can be used with...
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Apple’s Siri Breaks the News – “Siri’s Getting a Brand New Voice”
May 22, 2018 No Responses

Apple’s Siri Breaks the News – “Siri’s Getting a Brand New Voice”

Siri started leaking information regarding the upcoming WWDC event – the virtual assistant is getting a new voice If you own an iPad or iPhone, you might soon receive a surprise while talking to Siri, as she might sound different....
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Amazon’s Anytime App – Work in Progress on New Messaging Application
July 17, 2017 No Responses

Amazon’s Anytime App – Work in Progress on New Messaging Application

It has been reported that Amazon is currently working on launching its own messaging application – Anytime Amazon has begun to survey its clients in order to find out information on their preferences regarding potential features, even though the final...
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