[micromacrofoot]

It's not that complicated, generally more woman-like voices test as more pleasant to men and women alike. This concept has been backed up by stereotypes for centuries.

Most voice assistants have male options, and an increasing number (including ChatGPT) have gender neutral voices.

> why isn't the voice actually the voice of the pissed off high school janitor telling you to man-up and stop hyperventilating

sounds like a great way to create a product people will outright hate