Hi Caroline, Did you see this article in today’s Atlantic: "Why Do So Many Digital Assistants Have Feminine Names?" http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/03/why-do-so-many-digital... I also have a chapter discussing the gendering (and nationalizing) of AI and bots, “The Virtual Receptionist with a Human Touch: Opposing Pressures of Digital Automation and Outsourcing in Interactive Service” in my forthcoming book with Marion Crain and Miriam Cherry, Invisible Labor. http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520286405 Winnie _______________________________________ Dr. Winifred R. Poster International Studies/International Affairs Program Washington University, St. Louis Campus Box 1085 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 www.winifredposter.com wposter@wustl.edu (backup: wrposter@gmail.com) Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:07:40 -0700 From: Caroline Sinders <csinders@gmail.com> To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] female gendered AIs and chat bots Message-ID: <CAH3YMhv3fbURSDeQdH6P6q6WGpnNMNkpY2VtjxRgmVUeNHtC8w@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 hi all! i'm looking for any papers and studies on how users respond to female gendered AI and bots. it doesn't have to be task oriented AI (aka helpers) but even things that are more whimsical and narrative based, like games or entertainment. thanks! caroline -- Caroline Sinders interaction designer, researcher, artist caroline-sinders.squarespace.com 713-203-0116