In 2023, Canadian musician Grimes released a clone of her voice, saying that “it’s cool to be fused with a machine”.

We all have that one friend: You text her a question, and her response comes in the form of a two-minute voice note. Then, maybe you respond to her voice note with another text, and she leaves you ...

There's no denying that sending a text is the most convenient form of communication we currently have. Admittedly, however, context is sometimes lost somewhere between abbreviations and a lack of ...

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 ...

Is your smartphone "sexist"? The rise of voice assistant technology—and longstanding gender disparities within the tech industry—means assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana are under a microscope ...

For years, debate has raged online as to whether male or female voices are best for aviation voice warning systems, so pilots can respond quickly and accurately (archived): This post had gained 29,000 ...