Why don’t women use artificial intelligence?
Even when in the same jobs, men are much more likely to turn to the tech
Be more productive. That is how ChatGPT, a generative-artificial-intelligence tool from OpenAI, sells itself to workers. But despite industry hopes that the technology will boost productivity across the workforce, not everyone is on board. According to two recent studies, women use ChatGPT between 16 and 20 percentage points less than their male peers, even when they are employed in the same jobs or read the same subject.
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “A new gender gap”
Finance & economics August 24th 2024
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