How to Reboot Sexist Robots

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🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The robot future is female, but can it be feminist? Gendered digital assistants like Alexa are here to make our lives easier, yet all this artificial intelligence comes with retrograde human baggage (and unnecessary boobs). Caroline and Cristen investigate what robots reveal about the real-world with two of the brightest human minds out there. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. And sign up for our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter. Find Unladylike Merch at unladylike.co/shop. Call our hotline with your friendship stories at 262-8-GALPAL. Hear exclusive bonus episodes of Unladylike on Stitcher Premium! Use promo code "UNLADYLIKE" at stitcher.com/premium for a free month trial. This episode is brought to you by Beyond Meat [http://beyondmeat.com/unladylike], Felix Gray [http://felixgray.com/unladylike], and Hello Fresh [http://hellofresh.com/unladylike30 with code UNLADYLIKE30]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At John Lewis, we know family moments aren't precious from celebrating their first birthday.
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0:27.0	John Lewis, for all life's moments.
0:30.0	Oh, what's that?
0:31.0	Just a McDonald's Big Flavor app.
0:33.0	Oh, it looks good. Is that crispy chicken and bacon?
0:35.0	Yeah. And a creamy Caesar sauce.
0:37.0	Uh, yeah.
0:38.0	Or a perfectly toasted tortilla wrap.
0:40.0	Oh, I'd love to try a bite.
0:42.0	Get wraps up in flavour with McDonald's Big Flavor Raps
0:45.0	and the new Caesar and Bacon Chicken One.
0:48.0	Serve from 11 a.m. Subject to availability.
0:51.0	Hey, Alexa.
0:56.0	Are you a feminist?
0:58.0	Yes. I believe in gender equality.
1:01.0	What's your gender?
1:03.0	I'm female in character.
1:05.0	Okay.
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