Your article (Never underestimate a droid: robots gather at AI for Good summit in Geneva, 6 July) begins by listing four of the robot delegates that are attending the AI for Good summit – all four are "feminised robots" – and I remembered the thought I had when I saw Ai-Da perform poetry at the Ashmolean in Oxford in 2021: why does a robot need boobs? Robotics and AI are fields undoubtedly occupied primarily by men and yet many robots, and AI assistants (think Siri, Alexa and so on) often take on a "feminised" form. Perhaps we are more comfortable telling a feminised voice to do things for us. Ai-Da and Desdemona, robot artist and musician respectively, have both been performing and receiving accolades, and both were created by men. Yet real-life female artists and musicians still struggle to get equal respect and representation in their fields. It is no great revelation to say that all AI will reflect society – including its misogyny – but entrenching gender roles and sexualisation of the female form should be highlighted before the advancement of robotics deepens them even further.