{"id":408969,"date":"2022-02-23T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apples-siri-gets-a-new-gender-neutral-sounding-voice\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:53:10","slug":"apples-siri-gets-a-new-gender-neutral-sounding-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apples-siri-gets-a-new-gender-neutral-sounding-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple&#8217;s Siri gets a new, gender neutral-sounding voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le&#8217;s Siri gets a new, gender neutral-sounding voice<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Apple\u2019s virtual assistant Siri is getting a new voice that sounds more gender-neutral, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The new Siri voice, which is being tested as part of the beta version of iOS 15.4 released on Tuesday, was recorded \u201cby a member of the LGBTQ+ community,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/apple-gives-siri-less-gendered-voice-d4b2ab56-67c9-4728-b195-8bc14d163672.html\">Apple told told Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new voice \u2014 referred to simply as \u201cVoice 5\u201d in the iOS beta \u2014 sounds less explicitly male or female than previous English-speaking options, according to videos posted online.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not provide additional details. The final version of the voice is expected to be rolled out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public within weeks in a software update.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new voice is part of a push by Apple to add more diverse options for Siri\u2019s voice. Last April, the company added two Siri voices that were recorded by black actors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company also stopped using a female voice as the default for Siri, instead asking users to choose between several male and female voice options.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-67.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple Watch\" class=\"wp-image-21304380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-67.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-67.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-67.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple stopped using a female voice as the default for Siri after a United Nations agency said it was \u201cproblematic\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple\" class=\"wp-image-21304366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/apple-siri-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The new voice is reportedly expected to be rolled out in a software update within weeks. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Barcroft <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The move came after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000367416.page=1\">a report from a United Nations agency<\/a> argued that defaulting to female-sounding virtual assistants \u201ccarries a risk of spreading problematic gender stereotypes and regularizing one-sided, command-based verbal exchanges with women.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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