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 ...

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 ...

Editor's take: Regardless of how Siri sounds, it is not a person. It has no gender. The voice is just a tool used by the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to communicate with the user without needing to type and ...

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 ...