Artificial Intelligence is the ability that a computer or machine has to think, orin by other words, it's their capacity to mimic some of our human functions . It's also a scientific field that involves studying and programming these robots to act as “smart” as possible, therefore acting in the most similar way to us humans, allowing them to learn, solve problems and do certain tasks like driving, a few housekeeping tasks like vacuuming.
In the twenty-first century, AI has experienced a lot of advances in computer power, large amounts of data, and theoretical understanding; and AI techniques have become an essential part of technology, helping to solve many challenging problems in computer science, software engineering and operations research.
The use of AI can also lead to the reinforcement of gender stereotypes mostly because there is proof that people think that male robots are trustworthy and competent and female robots seem more likeable mas not so reliable. For example, digital voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, represent female stereotypes because they do “tasks traditionally assigned to women”, like scheduling appointments and setting reminders.
With all this said, I think that AI shows that there are still too many oversimplified ideas about gender equality, meaning that people still think that genders have a determined role and each one can only perform jobs made for them and this is being reinforced by AI technology.
References: https://www.catalyst.org/research/ai-gender-stereotypes/
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