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AI could widen gender pay gap in some sectors – research
['Alan Jones', 'Pa Industrial Correspondent']
Irish News
AI experts are warning that generative AI could exacerbate the gender pay gap in some industriesArtificial intelligence (AI) could widen the gender pay gap in some sectors including construction, manufacturing and energy, research suggests.
AI consultancy AINigma said other industries such as logistics, utilities, private equity and the creative arts could also see an increase in the difference in pay between men and women.
But the gap could be closed in other areas including legal services, the public sector, journalism and marketing, it was suggested.
Arne Mosselman, chief executive of AINigma, said: “An average 20% more men are opting into GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) tools such as ChatGPT versus women.
“This means there is a real possibility that GenAI could act as a catalyst to increase the gender pay gap rather than decrease it.