Meet the sad women of AI

Although things are constantly changing, some analysis suggests that women are about 20 percent less likely to use generative AI than men. “It’s not a function of gender per se,” suggests Rodgers, “but a function of the jobs women do.” Women are disproportionately represented in professions – education, healthcare, social services – where AI is currently used less. The result could be a worsening disadvantage. Over time, that means less access to the financial returns of the boom and more responsibility for the domestic workforce it produces.

And what happens if it doesn’t work out for men? Many, if not most, will not make it in AI, a lucrative but volatile business. “With job loss comes a certain level of depression,” Rodgers says. “If one person within the household suffers negative psychological effects due to job loss or insecurity, the other will naturally become the support person.” The cruel irony of some sad wives is that the moment their husband leaves AI, whether by choice or by choice…