Source: Fortune.com
Summary
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is leaving women behind, with their jobs being three times more likely to be automated by AI. Despite this, women are using AI at a rate 25% lower than men, and are underrepresented in AI leadership and development. Experts warn that this could lead to a two-tiered AI economy, with women facing higher risks of punishment for using AI at work and being more likely to exit the labor market rather than find new employment. Researchers found that women are less familiar with AI tools and are more concerned with the ethical implications of AI.
Our Reading
The numbers tell one story. Women are hesitant about using AI, and it’s not just a lack of competence. They’re concerned about the ethical implications and the impact on their jobs and livelihoods. The gap in AI adoption between men and women is closing, but the disparity persists. Women are in a position to find gaps with AI because they didn’t build this system. They need to approach the technology with “fierce ambivalence,” holding divergent attitudes at once.
Original observation: The AI revolution is creating a new class of “AI orphans,” where women are left behind in the adoption and development of the technology.
Author: Evan Null
