AI Agents Successfully Recreate the Gender Pay Gap - Gizmodo

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A recently published study from researchers at Ireland’s University of Limerick found that existing conscious and unconscious gender biases extend to AI agents, resulting in female-presenting bots getting paid less than their male-presenting counterparts. Thirty of the 34 people interviewed insisted they would trust and reward an AI assistant the same, regardless of its gender presentation, while only three participants acknowledged that their behaviors could reflect gender bias. Only one participant straight-up owned their gender bias, telling researchers they trust women less.

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