Meme Carriers - An Encounter with Alexa
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Amy Edelstein explores how voice assistants like Alexa reflect and influence cultural values and expectations in education.
Send us Fan Mail A simple request for the time turned into a lesson on hidden defaults and the values they carry. When Alexa, perhaps the most popular voice assistant offered eight new voices, Amy Edelstein follows the breadcrumb trail from “small” UX choices to big cultural scripts that land in our homes and classrooms. Along the way, she unpack how labels like “professional” for a male voice and “soothing” for female voices quietly reset expectations for students who are still forming their...
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