Abstract
The birth of Artificial Intelligence in the 1950s was a birth that did not involve women. Despite female labour being used to solve problems that machines would one day automate, women remained unseen, their voices limited. Today, inequality is still rife. Bias, discrimination, and harm are algorithmically perpetuated and amplified. AI is technocratic, with multinationals in the US and China leading development, and the global South being left behind. Even within Silicon Valley, the environment is hostile towards women: from the products being created to the people calling for ethical and responsible development, women are losing out. This chapter explores the layers of imbalance in gender, race, and power in AI, from the beginnings of the discipline to the present day, from the development environment to the algorithms themselves, and highlights the challenges that need to be faced to move towards a more equitable landscape.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Handbook of Gender, Communication, and Women's Human Rights |
| Editors | Margaret Gallagher, Amy Vega Montiel |
| Publisher | WILEY-BLACKWELL |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 123-139 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119800729 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119800682 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Nov 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Global Handbooks in Media and Communications Research |
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| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell |
Keywords
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- gender
- human rights
- bias
- Intersectionality
- media and communication
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