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AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?

AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?

Aug 15 2024 | Digital Society
Many people have expressed concerns that virtual assistants are exacerbating stereotypes about women's roles in the labor market and within families. AI Virtual Assistants: Why Are They Always Female?
  • Female-gendered virtual assistant technologies contribute to reinforcing stereotypes about women in the labor market and within families.

  • While digital assistants are often programmed as female, digital advisors (legal, financial, medical) are typically programmed as male.

  • Most believe that addressing biases in AI systems must start with tackling the deep-rooted gender biases in society.

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Issues

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Issues

Aug 15 2024 | Digital Society
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to heat up and its application in socio-economic life becomes increasingly widespread, promising great potential, legal issues in this field are also drawing more attention.
  • Achieving a balance between protecting data copyrights and encouraging AI development is a challenge.

  • Many AI companies have proactively negotiated commercial agreements with news publishers to obtain licensed content.

  • Vietnam needs to closely monitor technological and legal trends in AI to draw lessons for itself.