[Air-L] female gendered AIs and chat bots

[Adam Nash]

Also slightly off topic, but Adrienne Lafrance has an article today in The Atlantic called “Why Do So Many Digital Assistants Have Feminine Names”. Even though it is non-academic, it does reference Kathleen Richardson’s “Anthropology of Robots and AI”.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/03/why-do-so-many-digital-assistants-have-feminine-names/475884/

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> On 31 Mar 2016, at 2:41 AM, Caroline Sinders <csinders at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> thank you!
> 
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Todd O'Neill <Todd.O'Neill at mtsu.edu>
> wrote:
> 
>> And on a VERY side note: the woman who voiced the F-16 warning voice just
>> retired from Boeing. Story on NPR a week or so ago.
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> 
>> Todd O'Neill
>> Assistant Professor, New Media
>> Electronic Media Communication Department
>> College of Media and Entertainment
>> Middle Tennessee State University
>> todd.oneill at mtsu.edu
>> LinkedIn: toddoneill  |  FaceBook: OneillTodd  |  Twitter: mtsunewmedia
>> 
>>> On Mar 30, 2016, at 2:20 PM, Fred Fuchs <fred at firesabre.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 3/30/2016 11:07 AM, Caroline Sinders wrote:
>>>> hi all!
>>>> 
>>>> i'm looking for any papers and studies on how users respond to female
>>>> gendered AI and bots. it doesn't have to be task oriented AI (aka
>> helpers)
>>>> but even things that are more whimsical and narrative based, like games
>> or
>>>> entertainment.
>>>> 
>>>> thanks!
>>>> caroline
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> This isn't directly on point, but it shows UI/UX in real world
>> applications.
>>> 
>>> "Early human factors research in aircraft and other domains indicated
>> that female voices were more authoritative to male pilots and crew members
>> and were more likely to get their attention. "
>>> 
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitching_Betty
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168713/Fighter-pilots-nagging-Nora-female-voice-commands-cockpit-Typhoon-jets.html
>>> 
>>> How will this all change though as more women become military pilots?
>>> 
>>> fred
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