09-07-2023 18:07 via theguardian.com

Do AI makers only dream of ‘female’ robots? | Letter

Developers should grasp the opportunity to address misogyny in society rather than entrench it, says Liz JacksonYour article (Never underestimate a droid: robots gather at AI for Good summit in Geneva, 6 July) begins by listing four of the robot delegates that are attending the AI for Good summit – all four are “feminised robots” – and I remembered the thought I had when I saw Ai-Da perform poetry at the Ashmolean in Oxford in 2021: why does a robot need boobs?Robotics an
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