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MNL Why Do We Gender AI Int
MNL Why Do We Gender AI Int
2 Key words
Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. The paragraph numbers will help you.
6. A ____________________________ is the first form of something new, made before it is produced in large
quantities. (para 4)
7. If something is ____________________________, it does not consist of only two things. (para 4)
8. ____________________________ is the fact that very different people exist within a group or place. (para 5)
9. If you have an ____________________________, a part of your body is unable to do something fully. (para 7)
10. Something that is usual or expected is known as a ____________________________. (para 8)
1. According to research, female voices used in AI … a. … the voice sounded male and the other half
thought it sounded female.
2. Some companies are looking for ways to … b. … sound more helpful and compliant.
3. Google Euphonia learns … c. … be used in metro stations and in games.
4. Half the people in Project Q thought … d. … be able to recognize regional accents.
5. The new BBC voice assistant will … e. … make voice technology less binary and more
gender-neutral.
6. Project Q’s non-binary voice may also … f. … the voice patterns of users with
speech impairments.
5 Chunks
Rearrange the words to make phrases from the text.
6 Two-word phrases
Match the words in the left-hand column with the words in the right-hand column to make expressions
from the text.
1. regional a. minority
2. native b. impairment
3. voice c. accent
4. ethnic d. recognition
5. speech e. feature
6. standard f. speaker
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verb noun
1. develop
2. assist
3. assist (person)
4. criticize
5. respond
6. recognize
8 Discussion
• Do you think voice assistants like Alexa and Siri are a good thing? Why? Why not?
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