One lecture on gender inequality in India was pending in an elective course I teach, titled ‘Economics of Poverty and Inequality’. AdvertisementI remember an article published long back on how large language models, aka a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI), can be sexist. While posts recommended for male students included financial analyst, investment banker, data analyst, market research analyst and policy analyst, women students were seen as a better fit as financial planners, development consultants and environment economists. Check out | Bridging the gap: Women in AI and the challenges to inclusionThese results give us food for thought: start writing your own emails, resumes and assignments. While universities are deploying plagiarism tools to check the use of AI in writing and docking students’ grades, it is important to understand that the bias generated by AI goes unchecked despite this exercise.

Source: Indian Express June 09, 2024 13:43 UTC