Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to moderate and curate content on social media platforms. However, AI systems are often biased against women and other marginalized groups. This can have a chilling effect on women's freedom of expression and make it more difficult to promote gender equality. For example, AI-powered content moderation systems may be more likely to flag and remove content that is critical of sexism or sexual violence. AI-powered content curation algorithms may also create echo chambers where users are only exposed to content that reinforces their existing beliefs. This can make it difficult for people to learn about and challenge gender inequality.To address these problems, social media platforms need to be more transparent about how they use AI and invest in developing AI systems that are less biased. Users themselves can also play a role by being critical of the content they consume and reporting harmful content to social media platforms.In short, AI can hinder freedom of expression and suppress gender equality by silencing women's voices and limiting their exposure to diverse perspectives. However, there are a number of things that can be done to address these problems, such as being more transparent about how AI is used and developing less biased AI systems. [Human/AI edited]
Jompon Pitaksantayothin is an Associate Professor of IT law, Division of International Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. He teaches and conducts research in the different areas of IT and digital technologies, covering cybercrime, freedom of expression on the Internet, online child exploitation. He translated the Thai version of Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction, which was originally written by Nigel Warburton and published by Oxford University Press (2017).
Layne Hartsell is a research professor at the Asia Institute in Berlin and Tokyo. His work is in energy, economy, environment. He is a member of the board at Korea IT Times.
