If you’ve ever asked Siri or Alexa something, you may have noticed you speak MORE LOUDLY, slowly or make your words “clear-er.” UC Davis researchers say most of us speak differently when talking to our devices. Voice artificial intelligence may even be changing our social behavior. In this episode of Unfold, we’ll talk to two UC Davis linguists to find out why voice AI is changing the way we operate.

In this episode:

Georgia Zellou, associate professor, Department of Linguistics, UC Davis

Michelle Cohn, postdoctoral researcher, Department of Linguistics, UC Davis