People turned out to be biased towards "women" robots as well as towards real ones.

Исследователи обнаружили, что люди относятся к роботам-«женщинам» так же предвзято, как к настоящим. Системы

They consider artificial intelligence with female characteristics to be more emotional and “warm.”

Research has shown that people tend toperceive “female” robots as possessing more positive human traits. Scientists tested this on more than 3,000 participants. It turned out that people prefer female bots because they seem more human. As a result, users more often choose a female voice from Amazon Alexa and Google Home assistants.

The study authors did not fail to note thatsuch products can promote the idea that "a woman is a simple tool for fulfilling a master's needs." Therefore, researchers have proposed using "gender-neutral" voices in AI systems.