Bias stories - Page 6
Women in tech: Broken rung constrains progress
Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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Only 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women, highlighting gender inequality in the field, according to Laura Tyrell of NordVPN.
Australian millennials open-minded about AI-based recruitment
Tue, 26th May 2020
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AI will play a growing role in stamping out issues such as recruitment bias, but they don't want to see the human element removed entirely.
Female leaders are better employers than male counterparts - AUT study
Mon, 25th May 2020
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Female leaders have a more positive impact on employees' wellbeing, according to a survey of New Zealand workers.
Pega strives to rid AI-based CX systems of discrimination
Thu, 21st May 2020
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The check is designed to flag possible discriminatory messages created by AI before those messages reach the customer.
Australia leads AI adoption but struggles to tackle bigger issues
Mon, 4th May 2020
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Australia is leading in AI adoption and investment, yet a new report reveals it struggles with AI bias, privacy, and providing adequate training.
Eliminating gender bias in cybersecurity could grow industry by the billions
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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Solving gender bias in cybersecurity could add USD $43.1 billion in the US and GBP £17 billion in the UK, reports Tessian.
Men feel less welcome in tech workplaces - Harvey Nash report
Wed, 4th Dec 2019
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A Harvey Nash report reveals men now feel more unwelcome in tech workplaces, despite improvements for women over the past year.
How mathematics can limit gender bias in AI & ML
Tue, 26th Nov 2019
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A new research paper outlines how machine learning designers can safeguard their creations against the undesirable effects of racial and gender bias.
Are AI assistants teaching girls to be servants?
Thu, 23rd May 2019
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AI assistants with female voices reinforce harmful gender stereotypes, according to a UN study. Biases in tech could widen the digital skills gap for women.
How do millennials perceive women in leadership?
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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It's interesting to see that men who say both sexes aren't equally effective leaders are more than 3x more likely to say men make the better leaders.
Airbnb enforces nondiscrimination commitment
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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Airbnb is enforcing a new agreement to combat racism, with users not accepting the new standards no longer able to host or book on the site.
Gender gap: We have an issue, professor says
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Massey University professor Sarah Leberman says the lack of women in leadership positions is a vexing and persistent problem.
Female CIOs more risk aware than male counterparts
Fri, 19th Jun 2015
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Female CIOs are more risk-aware than their male counterparts, although the top technology priorities amongst CIOs are the same regardless of gender.