Study finds people pay female-presenting AI agents less than male ones
Research found that humans offered less money to AI agents presented as women than to those presented as men, according to recent coverage.
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What happened
New research found that people paid less money to AI agents that presented as female than to those that presented as male. The findings mirror a gender pay gap seen among humans. Coverage of the study appeared in the reports on October 10 and October 11.
Why it matters
The reports describe the result as a recreation of human sexism in AI agents.
Timeline
- Oct 10, 9:44 AM ET: Coverage reported that AI agents recreated the gender pay gap.
- Oct 11, 8:02 AM ET: New research showed humans paid female-presenting AI agents less than male-presenting ones.
Coverage
- There's Even a Pay Gap Between Male and Female AI Agents (futurism.com)
- AI Agents Successfully Recreate the Gender Pay Gap (AJ Dellinger)
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