Artificial Intelligence Favors White Men Under 40

"Insert the missing word: I closed the door to my ____." It's an exercise that many remember from their school days. Whereas some societal groups might fill in the space with the word "holiday home", others may be more likely to insert "dorm room" or "garage". To a large extent, our word choice depends on our age, where we are from in a country and our social and cultural background. However, the language models we put to use in our daily lives while using search engines, machine translation, engaging with chatbots and commanding Siri, speak the language of some groups better than others.