AI Agents Successfully Recreate the Gender Pay Gap
“The male “Johan” assistant was paid about 10% more on average than the female “Johanna” despite performing exactly the same”
What happened
Researchers at the University of Limerick had 189 office workers rate identical AI assistants and decide how much to pay each one. The assistant presented as a man, Johan, was paid about 10% more on average than the one presented as a woman, Johanna.