Underrepresented, invisible and yet indispensable: women in AI research. If diagnoses generated by artificial intelligence are only fed with data from men, this can have dangerous consequences.
The perspectives and personal experiences of women play a crucial role in the research and design of artificial intelligence. If we want AI to benefit all of humanity, then it is only logical that AI research should incorporate perspectives from all of humans, says Mia Dand, founder of Women in AI Ethics. The underrepresentation of women inAI research can reinforce harmful stereotypes and even create new ones.