精選詞彙播客 Vocab Ep.128: 語音助理選男還選女 Are selecting voice assistants a sexist act?

由一口都不想浪費的【味味一品】贊助播出！忙碌一天後，來碗熱騰騰的泡麵，湯暖胃，麵入味，瞬間忘卻加班的疲勞，療癒你的是那熟悉的溫暖感。味味一品，讓你每一次的疲憊都能得到舒緩。全台各大通路熱賣中！ https://fstry.pse.is/6x8qhy —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary:   主題文章：https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220614-why-your-voice-assistant-might-be-sexist   GPS navigation systems are becoming more and more ubiquitous in our daily lives. Now bundled with AI, the use case for voice assistants are also becoming more diverse. In certain countries and cultures, male voices are preferred, however, it seems like female voices are more widespread. In this episode, Angel and I discuss whether it can be considered sexist to prefer a male or female voice. What do you think? Let us know down below!   Vocabulary:     1. GPS Navigation system n. 衛星導航系統 All cars now have GPS navigation systems as a standard package. 現在所有的汽車的標配都有衛星導航系統。   2. Voice packs n. 語音包 Power users usually knows how to overwrite the voice packs on their navigation devices. 高級用戶通常都知道如何覆蓋他們導航儀器上面的語音包。   3. Announcer n. 播音員 Announcers for major events are mostly male. 大型活動播音員多數是男生。   更多Vocab Podcast節目: https://www.15mins.today/vocab 歡迎主題投稿/意見回覆 : [email protected] 商業合作/贊助來信：[email protected]