In 2023, Canadian musician Grimes released a clone of her voice, saying that “it’s cool to be fused with a machine”.

Technology’s many automated female voices are nothing if not helpful. By Susan Dominus Artwork by Yehwan Song Susan Dominus is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the author of the ...

Have you ever listened to old recordings and noticed how your voice has changed over time? This happens because our voices are dynamic, changing in pitch and quality as we move through different ...

Is your smartphone "sexist"? The rise of voice assistant technology—and longstanding gender disparities within the tech industry—means assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana are under a microscope ...