Just how dopey have liberal progressive Democrats and their propaganda arms in the media become? Take a look at this gem. A liberal writer for the liberal radio station WBUR in Boston is still it’s readers and probably listening audience to stop yelling at their Alexa devices because of the #MeToo movement or something. Welcome to liberalism in the twenty first century.
| Liberal Boston radio station WBUR – stop yelling at Alexa because #MeToo |
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OPINION: "It’s problematic that we often treat the all-female artificial intelligence administrative workforce inhumanely," writes @jon_fitzgerald. https://t.co/ZlyIstkfpo
— WBUR (@WBUR) March 17, 2018
As the tide of our culture turns in the wake of the #MeToo movement and women everywhere are emboldened to speak out against the abuse and harassment, sexual or otherwise, perhaps this is also the moment to speak up on behalf of virtual assistants.
I decided to try out the male voice that Apple offers for Siri. My kids had mixed reviews. Nelly, my daughter prefers the female voice, “because it’s so pretty.” Wes, on the other hand, said, “I want to do the daddy one.” My wife likes the male voice, but thinks he should have a different name. (She suggested “Frank.”)
Changing the voices of our virtual assistants is one option. But that’s only a band-aid solution. I ought to be more careful about how I interact with Siri: No more raising my voice or getting easily frustrated. I’ve even started saying “please” and “thank you.”
Fortunately, good habits catch on quickly in our family. We got a Google Home Mini for Christmas and the kids’ favorite thing is to ask is, “Hey Google, tell me a joke … please.”