021 - "Siri, will you go out with me?"

Harini Iyer -

In this episode we look at the dark side of Siri's female voice and the wider issues of the gender disparity in the technology and AI industries.

Among other things we discuss:

  • the history of women in tech
  • women in STEM vs boys in humanities
  • the gender pay gap
  • women leaving the tech industry
  • sexual harassment against Siri and Cortana
  • sex-bots, and the abuse of them
  • using female voices as mobile assistants

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