When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it

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People are more likely to exploit female AI partners than male ones — showing that gender-based discrimination has an impact beyond human interactions.

A recent study, published Nov. 2 in the journal iScience, examined how people varied in their willingness to cooperate when human or AI partners were given female, nonbinary, male, and no gender labels.