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Mainstreaming of voice assistants[edit]
Voice assistants have become increasingly central to technology platforms and, in many countries, to day-to-day life. Between 2008 and 2018, the frequency of voice-based internet search queries increased 35 times and now account for close to one fifth of mobile internet searches (a figure that is projected to increase to 50 percent  by 2020). Studies show that voice assistants now manage upwards of 1 billion tasks per month, from the mundane (changing a song) to the essential (contacting emergency services).

There has been large growth in terms of hardware. The technology research firm Canalys estimates that approximately 100 million smart speakers (essentially hardware designed for users to interact with voice assistants) were sold globally in 2018 alone. In the USA, 15 million people owned three or more smart speakers in December 2018, up from 8 million a year previously, reflecting consumer desire to always be within range of an AI-powered helper. By 2021, industry observers expect that there will be more voice-activated assistants on the planet than people.

Assessing gender bias in machine translation: a case study with Google Translate:

https://link-springer-com.lib-proxy.fullerton.edu/article/10.1007/s00521-019-04144-6

Prates, M.O.R., Avelar, P.H. & Lamb, L.C. Assessing gender bias in machine translation: a case study with Google Translate. Neural Comput & Applic 32, 6363–6381 (2020). https://doi-org.lib-proxy.fullerton.edu/10.1007/s00521-019-04144-6