Female AI agents would get paid 10% less than male ones, study finds
A study from the University of Limerick found that human workers tend to pay female-presenting AI agents 10% less than male-presenting ones for identical tasks. The research suggests that gender bias persists even when interacting with artificial intelligence in a virtual workplace.
Why it matters
As AI agents become integrated into the workforce, this study highlights potential ethical and economic challenges regarding bias in human-AI interaction.
A new study on how people interact with AI agents in the workplace has found that those with a female appearance or presenting as female would get paid less than their male-presenting counterparts for the same work, revealing that gender can influence interactions with artificial intelligence.The findings come just as AI agents are entering the mainstream, with almost 79% of companies reporting the use of AI agents this year and a further 40% of applications using them too, according to IT consulting firm Accelirate.This means that if you are not already working with an AI agent, you probably will be soon.The study, conducted by the University of Limerick and called ‘Human-Like and Male?
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