Asking more of Siri and Alexa: feminine persona in service of surveillance capitalism
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DOI: 10.1080/15295036.2018.1488082
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper illuminates how gendered stereotypes can be leveraged to assuage anxieties surrounding artificially intelligent virtual assistants (AI VA). In particular, the analysis shows that these AI objects routinely traffic in normative gender roles… read more here.
Keywords: siri alexa; surveillance capitalism; feminine persona; surveillance ... See more keywords
The Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot—Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy (Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press, 2020, 305+x pp.)
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DOI: 10.1109/mts.2023.3240201
Abstract: In Judy Syfers now-classic December 1971 feminist essay “I Want a Wife,” published in New York Magazine ’s preview of Ms., the author listed the reasons why a person might want someone in their life… read more here.
Keywords: siri alexa; smart wife; jenny kennedy; strengers jenny ... See more keywords