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The agency defines equal pay as “men and women performing the same work are paid the same amount”. To achieve this, it is essential to ensure apples are being compared with apples. This is only possible if we control for the factors that can influence pay, and don’t lose the necessary nuance.

code of conduct for all staff in parliamentary workplaces

Bard will similarly be run by AI but will be powered by Alphabet’s controversial LaMDA (which was described by a Google engineer last year as being sentient).

Chatbots implicitly threaten our right to privacy in the 21st century.

Bias and discrimination in chatbots have also been a central concern of users and developers. Chatbots are trained using vast amounts of information from all corners of the internet – which often includes hate speech and other illegal content. Because AI cannot distinguish fact from fiction without the assistance of human moderators and safeguards, this can cause chatbots to spew hateful and repulsive content, including about minority groups and children.

Current projections show it will take another 26 years to close the gender pay gap

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here have also been scientists looking into longer-acting birth control hormones in a jab given every other month. But they stopped enrolling men to their phase-two study, looking at the safety and effectiveness of the injection, after some of the volunteers reported side-effects, including mood disorders or depression. These side effects many of us know far too well from taking female contraception.

medium and big companies employers as well as public sector agencies, with 100 or more workers, to reveal how much they pay men and women doing the same jobs.

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data sets are robust, diverse, and representative of all users. Failing to do so can result in inaccuracies, disappointing user experiences, and unintended bias.