AI, The SDGs, and Gender Equality
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2023-01-29
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This study analyzes whether AI is capable of assisting the United Nations (UN) in achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to gender equality. The increasing
popularity of AI has caused the UN to consider using it as a tool to achieve the SDGs.
However, a lack of research into the intersection of gender, AI and sustainability highlights
the need for a deeper understanding of AI’s impact before such solutions are implemented.
The study explores some examples of AI solutions and their effects on women. These
examples include Information Technology (IT), job automation and decision-making software
in hiring processes. Through these examples it identifies the most prevalent risks
AI poses to be bias in algorithms, inequalities in the tech industry and its inability to
solve societal issues. These issues can cause solutions to have unwanted and unexpected
consequences that perpetuate gender inequality. This means that AI in its current form is
unable to benefit gender inequality and is more likely to form a risk rather than a solution.
This means that the UN will have to address these pressing issues concerning AI before
implementing solutions that rely on it. In addressing these issues the UN must spread
awareness on the dangers that AI poses to gender inequality. Additionally, it is important
to focus on rules and regulations that ensure that AI systems that are implemented do
not promote gender inequalities.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen