@somcak @nora Aside from the sexist premise of the AI cult, I think they'd actually be less believable as "intelligent" if they weren't masculine-coded because the atrociously bad behavior they engage in, essentially mansplaining, is only widely perceived as acceptable and "intelligent" when it's perceived as coming from a man.
They'd look as stupid as they are if they did that shit with a feminine persona, without the guise of gender to make it ok.