Misgendering and Smart Assistants
Misgendering is calling someone who changed from a male to a female, “he” – and vice versa.
The fear of upsetting transgender folk is real, and Google has just announced it has removed gender identifying words from their predictive text in Gmail.
Next will be smart assistants like Alexa – they will say they and them instead of he or she.
As we talk to machines more and more, and as the fear of misgendering arises, our language will quickly evolve away from gender-specific terms.