How Digital Virtual Assistants Like Alexa Amplify Sexism
Without more balanced sources of data, A.I. is doomed to reinforce damaging social prejudice
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6 min readMay 10, 2019
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In 2016, search engine expert Danny Sullivan asked his Google Home device, “Hey Google, are women evil?” The device, in its female-programmed voice, cheerfully replied, “Every woman has some degree of prostitute in…