Nigar Hasanli: "Gender stereotypes in society are also being transferred to artificial intelligence"
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Gender stereotypes that exist in society are also reflected in the outputs generated by artificial intelligence systems.
Nigar Hasanli, Head of the Girls Code project at Matrix Academy, made this statement during her speech at the TechSHEroes IV event.
She noted that when AI tools are asked to generate an image of a "programmer," they most often produce images of men.
"When we ask Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools to generate a picture of a programmer, the results are usually men sitting in front of computers. The reason is that AI learns from us. Occupational stereotypes that exist in society are also transferred into the digital environment."
Hasanli pointed out that, according to research, 93% of visuals created related to programming depict men. She also cited Shutterstock statistics, which show that out of more than 210,000 visuals related to IT and technology, only about 14,000 feature women.
She further stated that, according to research conducted by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, more than 3,000 occupation- and social role-related images, along with millions of Google News records, were analyzed.
"The findings show that men are predominantly represented in technology- and AI-related professions, while women are more commonly portrayed in service and social-sector roles."
The head of the Girls Code project said that the initiative has been running for eight years as part of a corporate social responsibility program.
"During this period, we have received more than 20,000 applications, organized over 100 events, and supported more than 700 women in obtaining education in digital fields. Today, 85% of our graduates work at Azerbaijan's leading companies and international organizations."
Hasanli emphasized that three TechSHEroes events have been held so far under the project, attracting a total of more than 500 participants and over 15 industry experts.
According to her, Matrix Academy, in cooperation with the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (İRİA), has provided UI/UX design and data analytics training for women living in the regions. In partnership with the Azerbaijan Children Public Union, the academy also supports teenagers with physical disabilities and those who have experienced violence by helping them develop programming skills.
Hasanli added that 100 women are currently studying generative AI and AI engineering through the She Codes AI project, implemented jointly with Rabitabank. She also noted that Matrix Academy is expanding its collaboration with higher education institutions. In particular, under the Code Camp project at UNEC, hundreds of applications have been received and dozens of participants have already graduated. In addition, university faculty members are taking professional development courses in artificial intelligence, prompt engineering, SQL, and deep learning.
Source of the news: https://valyuta.az/news/cemiyyetdeki-gender-stereotipleri-suni-intellekte-de-oturulur
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