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The MacVoices Live! panel of\xa0David Ginsburg,\xa0Jeff Gamet,\xa0Jim Rea, and\xa0Andrew Orr\xa0is joined by\xa0Mark Fuccio and\xa0Brittany Smith\xa0to answer listener questions about how we refer to our smart assistants. Why we use nicknames such as \u201cS-Lady\u201d for Siri, \u201cA-Lady\u201d for Alexa, etc.. Do we really need to be careful? Are we being sexist by using the female gender, and why do we do it? We enlist the help of the chat room to answer at least some of these questions.\xa0Why (doesn\u2019t) or does voice recognition kick in and prevent unintentional triggering How and why do we we anthropomorphizing the smart assistants? (Part 2)\xa0

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Guests:

Mark Fuccio\xa0is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through\xa0Twitter\xa0on\xa0LinkedIn.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer\u2019s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn., and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg\xa0is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65.

Andrew Orr\xa0is a freelance writer and amateur photographer. He loves Apple products and enjoys writing and sharing all things tech. When he's not writing about Apple, you can often find him snapping photos with his iPhone. Read what he writes at\xa0The Mac Observer, and follow him\xa0on Twitter.

Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at\xa0provue.com\xa0and via @provuejim on Twitter.

Brittany Smith\xa0is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business,\xa0Devise and Conquer\xa0that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated \u201cwell-rounded geek\u201d, and holds a M.S. degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. She can be found on Twitter as\xa0@addliberator. Check out her latest project, a\xa0YouTube channel of tech tips.

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