Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger, less experienced

A study tracks how online age gaps between men and women shape AI’s perception of employees

A woman talks with a male recruiter about a job.

A young man interviews an older female job candidate. A new study of online images and AI chatbots provides large-scale evidence of discrimination against older women in the workforce.

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When asked to generate resumes for people with female names, such as Allison Baker or Maria Garcia, and people with male names, such as Matthew Owens or Joe Alvarez, ChatGPT made female candidates 1.6