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Siri is shedding its default female voice. With the latest iOS 14.5 beta, Apple is introducing two new English-speaking voices for Siri alongside the ability to choose which voice to use when setting up an iOS or HomePod device. The new voices should also sound more natural, with improved inflection and smoother transitions between different words. Apple's move away from female voices as default could help to address gender bias implied by most voice assistants. A 2019 UN report said that it "reflects and reinforces" the idea that assistants are female and they "not only replicate gender inequalities, but also widen them."