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Re:Meet Q, a Genderless Voice by DoreenMichele on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @07:31PM (#19507367)
I find something offputting that so many agents pick a female voice (e.g. Alexa, Siri)

Its research based, not merely "sexism":

https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/tech/innovation/female-comput...

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Re:Meet Q, a Genderless Voice by abathur on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @07:38PM (#19507425)
OP didn't say it was sexism, they said it was offputting.
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