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The latest update will allow iPhone<\/a> and iPad users to choose their preferred Siri<\/a> voice during device setup.
According to a TechCrunch<\/a> report, this is a positive step forward as it allows people to choose the voice that they prefer without the defaults bias coming into play.
\"We're excited to introduce two new Siri voices for English speakers and the option for Siri users to select the voice they want when they set up their device,\" Apple<\/a> said in a statement on Wednesday.
\"This is a continuation of Apple's long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, and products and services that are designed to better reflect the diversity of the world we live in,\" it added.
In 2019, a report by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO<\/a>) revealed that assigning female genders to virtual assistants<\/a> reinforced negative gender biases.
The report found that by using a female voice<\/a> for AI-powered assistants, gender stereotypes were being perpetuated.
\"Companies like Apple and Amazon, staffed by overwhelmingly male engineering teams, have built AI systems that cause their feminized digital assistants to greet verbal abuse with catch-me-if-you-can flirtation,\" the report stated.
\"Because the speech of most voice assistants is female, it sends a signal that women are ... docile and eager-to-please helpers, available at the touch of a button or with a blunt voice command like 'hey' or 'OK',\" it added.
The two new voices also bring some much-needed variety to the voices of Siri.
The two new voices use source talent recordings that are then run through Apple's Neural text to the speech engine. The new voices are available to English-speaking users around the world and Siri users can select a personal preference of voice in 16 languages.
More diversity in voice, tone and regional dialect can only be a positive development for how inclusive smart devices<\/a> feel, the report said.
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苹果增加了2个新的Siri声音消除性别偏见
,目的是消除性别偏见,苹果是增加两个新的声音Siri的英语产品除了删除默认的“女声”选择最新的iOS的beta版本。
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最新更新将允许iPhone和iPad用户选择他们的首选Siri声音在设备设置。
根据一项TechCrunch报告,这是一个积极的一步,因为它允许人们选择他们喜欢的声音没有违约的偏见。
“我们很高兴能引进两个新的Siri声音英语和Siri的选项用户选择他们想要的声音当他们建立他们的设备,”苹果周三在一份声明中说。
“这是一个延续苹果的长期承诺,多样性和包容性,和设计的产品和服务,以更好地反映我们生活的这个世界的多样性,”它补充道。
2019年,报告由联合国教育、科学及文化组织(联合国教科文组织)透露,分配女性性别虚拟助手钢筋-性别偏见。
该报告发现,通过使用一个女性的声音AI-powered助理,性别刻板印象被延续。
“像苹果和亚马逊这样的公司,由绝大多数男性工程团队,建立了人工智能系统,导致他们的女性化数字助理与逍遥法外调情迎接辱骂,”报告表示。
“因为大多数语音助理是女性的言论,它发送一个信号,表明女性……善良和演员助手,可以在触摸一个按钮或钝语音命令像“嗨”或“OK”,“它说。
这两个新的声音也带来一些急需的各种Siri的声音。
这两个新的声音使用源人才录音,然后通过苹果的神经文本到语音引擎。新的声音用于世界各地的英语使用者和Siri用户可以选择一个个人喜好的声音在16个语言。
更多元化的声音,语气和地域方言只能积极发展如何包容的聪明设备感觉,报告说。
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