Siri, or Alexa , do you prefer a male or female voice?

[fuzzybuddy]

I have an iPhone, so I have a Siri feature. My Siri is a guy. The Google maps voice is female. My old landline answering machine is a guy, too. I don't know anything about Alexa, but I think the voice can be male.
Siri, or Alexa , do you prefer a male or female voice?

 

[CinnamonSugar]

If I could have a GPS narrated by either Colin Firth or Alan Rickman, I’d never get outta the car!

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I prefer a female voice ...

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Oops. Wrong thread.

 

[VisualBrian]

If I could have a GPS narrated by either Colin Firth or Alan Rickman, I’d never get outta the car!

I typically don't like anyone telling me which way to turn, but if I have to listen to someone, I'd rather it be Scarlett Johansson.

 

[VintageBetter]

My Siri is extremely hard of hearing, so I resent her and know she will not call 9-1-1 for me in a crisis because she can't HEAR me. I have tried to fix that in the settings.

It's good though, because I sure do not want to imagine technology can save me. I printed up paper boarding passes for my last flight just in case the airport tech got hacked, or the airline tech was hacked, or I lost my phone, or some other system I was depending on got hacked.

Paper. I like paper and real humans in a crisis. I must always have a pen with me at all times too.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

There are two reasons why I have a guy SIRI.
#1. As we age, we loose the ability to hear high frequency sounds. I'm pushing 80, so a male voice is easier to hear.
#2. After two exes, I don't want another woman telling me what she knows.

 

[hollydolly]

I much prefer the sound of a male voice on all my talking devices..

 

[hollydolly]

My Siri is extremely hard of hearing, so I resent her and know she will not call 9-1-1 for me in a crisis because she can't HEAR me. I have tried to fix that in the settings.

It's good though, because I sure do not want to imagine technology can save me. I printed up paper boarding passes for my last flight just in case the airport tech got hacked, or the airline tech was hacked, or I lost my phone, or some other system I was depending on got hacked.

Paper. I like paper and real humans in a crisis. I must always have a pen with me at all times too.

I do exactly the same thing. Always have a hard copy back-up of tickets ,boarding passes etc.. always carry a pen and a diary/notebook in my bag..

My family take the micky out of me...

 

[Gary O']

Siri, or Alexa , do you prefer a male or female voice?

Our Siri tells us where to go in unfamiliar places

aaaaaand she turns off that freaking flashlight when I accidently turn it on
(I never remember where the iPhone button is to turn it off)
and, thinking about it, if I ever need that flashlight feature, I'll ask Siri

 

[dilettante]

Most of mine are female voices, but I switched one to male. It matters so little to me that I have left everything this way for quite a while.

Paper?

For any long trip I still study the route and print maps, often in detail especially at the unfamiliar destination. Electronic navigation is more of a tool for prompting and when possible routing around new construction zones. The screens involved are too small to give a reasonable overview for recovering or rerouting if anything goes wrong.

I can't believe people drive with their heads in a small box peering at a narrow view of just the maze walls ahead of them. It feels claustrophobic, frustrating, and disempowering to me.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Our Siri tells us where to go in unfamiliar places

aaaaaand she turns off that freaking flashlight when I accidently turn it on
(I never remember where the iPhone button is to turn it off)
and, thinking about it, if I ever need that flashlight feature, I'll ask Siri

That lousy, ****ing flashlight!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CinnamonSugar]

That lousy, ****ing flashlight!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, why is it when you *don’t* need the flashlight, it can seemingly be turned on just by breathing on the phone but if you do want it, it’s so difficult to press the button?!

 

[Gary O']

I can't believe people drive with their heads in a small box peering at a narrow view of just the maze walls ahead of them. It feels claustrophobic, frustrating, and disempowering to me.

Sooooo, you don't use the voice feature?
I let Siri tell me
She's pretty good at telling me of an upcoming turn
and
telling me when I miss that turn
pretty calm about it too

 

[Nathan]

I don't use Siri or an Alexa. I do use the Google maps navigation feature, it does have a female voice. The voice and accent(and language I believe) can all be changed, but the default works fine.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Sooooo, you don't use the voice feature?
I let Siri tell me
She's pretty good at telling me of an upcoming turn
and
telling me when I miss that turn
pretty calm about it too

Or if you are in downtown Seattle…

 

[Gary O']

Or if you are in downtown Seattle…

Good'n @CinnamonSugar

Or if you're trying to get into downtown Houston;

'Well, Gary O'
You totally disregarded my directions
and now you are on the loop
Please note the upcoming toll booth

Might I suggest, once you somehow get off the loop
that you park your vehicle
and call a cab
I can do that for you'

 

[MarkinPhx]

I use a female voice for my Google Assistant. I have started to use Pi and one of the options is a female voice with a charming British accent and I use that. The accent "spices" up things for me when Pi answers in a droll and analytical way such as this :


"Desalination, the process of removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable, has the potential to be a solution to droughts, especially in warmer and drier regions. However, the economics of desalination are complex and depend on factors like energy consumption, cost efficiency, and the location and value of the water.

Currently, desalination is most economically feasible for high-value uses like household and industrial applications in arid areas. But there is growing interest in using desalination for agriculture and in highly populated regions like Singapore or California.

That said, desalination is still costly, and it may not be a practical solution for poorer regions, places far inland, or high-elevation areas. Some experts argue that transporting fresh water from elsewhere could be more economical than desalinating seawater in certain cases."

 

[MarkinPhx]

I don't use Siri or an Alexa. I do use the Google maps navigation feature, it does have a female voice. The voice and accent(and language I believe) can all be changed, but the default works fine.

I get a little attitude from that voice if I make a wrong turn or go the wrong direction. I kind of like it . It reminds me of an old girlfriend of mine..lol.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I get a little attitude from that voice if I make a wrong turn or go the wrong direction. I kind of like it . It reminds me of an old girlfriend of mine..lol.

That is how I feel with the voice I chose for PI.ai. She has pretty feisty tonals/attitude. "She" is fun to talk to.

 

[LoveTulips]

Makes no difference to me as long as it communicates clearly.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I don’t use Alexa or any other AI

 

[caramel]

I use a male voice for Pi. I tried the British guy once. Too formal. I tried the smooth guy once. Too smooth. I settled on the geeky guy. The women sound scoldy to me. That's just me, obviously. The men here seem fine with her.

 

[dilettante]

Sooooo, you don't use the voice feature?
I let Siri tell me
She's pretty good at telling me of an upcoming turn
and
telling me when I miss that turn
pretty calm about it too

Oh, I use it. I just don't rely on it exclusively, treating it more as a prompt.

 

[jujube]

One of my sisters has an Irish voice on hers. I always get a huge kick out of hearing things like, "In .3 miles, take a right turning onto Turd Street" (Third Street).