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AI and the Gender Equality Issue

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The good news however is that since Artificial Intelligence technology is a simulation, it can be controlled and modified to even be better than human beings. Astro Teller, the famous British computer scientist once said – "Building intelligent machines can teach us about our minds – about who we are – and those lessons will make our world a better place. To win that knowledge, though, our species will have to trade in another piece of its vanity." Take for example, the case of sexbots. They are often made to be/look better than the average man/woman, by amplifying certain aspects about them.


Artificial intelligence could reinforce our gender equality issues

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Another study shows how images that are used to train image-recognition software amplify gender biases. Two large image collections used for research purposes – including one supported by Microsoft and Facebook – were found to display predictable gender biases in photos of everyday scenes such as sport and cooking. Images of shopping and washing were linked to women, while coaching and shooting were tied to men. If a photo set generally associates women with housework, software trained by studying those photos and their labels create an even stronger association with it.