Source: Fortune.com
Summary
A study by Zehra Chatoo found that women who use artificial intelligence in job applications are judged more harshly than men. The study used identical résumés with different names, Emily and James, and found that reviewers were 22% more likely to question Emily’s trustworthiness and competence. The study also found a generational divide, with Gen Z men being the harshest critics of women’s use of AI. Women are generally more risk-averse when it comes to AI, and are concerned about being judged as not having expertise in different fields.
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The announcement sounds familiar.
Chatoo’s study highlights the AI gender gap, where women are concerned about the perception of their work if they use or rely on AI. Women face greater penalties in being judged as not having expertise in different fields. Gen Z men are the harshest critics of women’s use of AI. The study’s findings are consistent with a broader trend of women being more risk-averse when it comes to AI. The AI adoption gap is not just about how people use AI, but how that use is evaluated.
When men use AI, we question their effort. When women use AI, we question their integrity.
Author: Evan Null
