Of course they do. Lots of lewd stuff is done with it.
Which would be fine if it was done only for fictional characters, but they can use it on real people as well.
mistephe on
I see this in my classroom as well. Our department has contended with 1482 cases of AI use that violates course or university policies, 1051 of which were perpetrated by men (which is especially surreal, given that 61% of our students are women). I suspect that this bias may widen the gender performance gap further…
clamslammer708 on
I must have boobs because I don’t trust it even a little for any tasks.
YorkiMom6823 on
Since I discovered how to turn the AI off in my searches on Firefox I’ve consistently got better more accurate information returned during searches. I’m sure they’ll patch this fix shortly… Google Chrome certainly nurfed all the search tools quick enough.
As for women being more cautious of AI, of course we are. We aren’t the alpha predator on this planet and we and our children are often prey for online predators. AI is shaping up to be just another predator or a tool for other predators. Protecting yourself is only common sense. And as my first paragraph demonstrates, we’ve already spotted problems of both honesty and predation.
Meowakin on
I imagine women are at least a bit more aware of sycophantic behavior and why it can be problematic.
thanksithas_pockets_ on
This is interesting. I’ve noticed it’s something men are likely to dismiss my (F) concerns over.
emi_fyi on
stunning to me that they do not mention deepfakes/CSAM and the rise of AI for sex crimes. i get that their data is from 2023 and the problem has become much more mainstream since, especially in the past few months. but how is the author going to speculate about causes in this article from 2026 and not acknowledge the issue?
the_millenial_falcon on
Would you rather run into an AI or a bear in the woods?
elise_ko on
Because women and girls are the ones who are being undressed by AI and having their naked bodies blasted online without their consent or control
burnalicious111 on
Really don’t like all the comments saying women are skeptical of AI just because of its lewd uses. There’s lots of objections and concerns and this is acting like women can’t think critically about those things, only react emotionally to one part of it.
Zenanii on
Women: “I don’t like the way AI can be abused to generate naked pictures of our bodies, which feels incredibly violating.”
Men: “If you want to see naked pictures of our bodies literally the only thing you need to do is ask.”
RandomBoomer on
Is “finding it riskier” a euphemism for “don’t trust AI to return accurate answers”?
TurtleBeansforAll on
Maybe women are more skeptical of AI because they know how dangerous it can be to “let” someone else speak for you.
Luci_Ferocious69 on
Uh, ya, cuz when I’m trying to watch YouTube videos with my kid every 5 things we see is some AI slop that gives me a migraine (I’m talking about little stories for little kids that are weirdly animated with the creepy AI robot voice. No thank you)
Bobcatluv on
I work in higher ed technology so I have some experience with this, as people in my position have had to become educated on best practices around the use of AI and how to appropriately control its use in the classroom. My male colleagues have been more enthusiastic about it, but many have taken a huge step back as of late because of all the issues it causes.
One thing that has surprised me amongst these peers is the number of people who depend on it for various levels of support in their personal lives. I know of one male and one female colleague who share that they regularly chat with it on their commutes to/from work to get information and organize thoughts. Offhand, both of those colleagues are going through emotional turmoil at home, so it makes me wonder how much of that is a factor, especially in this age of “loneliness epidemics”.
Snoo52682 on
Maybe if it were being used to make deepfake pornography of men, they’d be more skeptical too
glittervector on
Agh. like we need more evidence that men are gullible idiots.
marklein on
**What risks?** I read the article and it just says “risks”, as if I’m supposed to know what risks the study subject were being averse to. Risk of incorrect answers? Risk of being found out that their using AI? Risk of AI taking over their brain? Risk of AI farming their data? Some risks are quite reasonable and some are just dumb.
FemRevan64 on
Probably because of the amount of guys who use it to make revenge porn of them.
wildwolfvisual on
Maybe it’s the the fear of ai being used to take off their clothes. They’re correct.
legice on
I have the exact opposite experience, as in majority users being women, rather than men.
Interesting
Matild4 on
Women are disproportionally affected negatively by the use of AI. Most of the jobs being threatened by AI, like illustration, creative writing, translation and so on, are jobs where women are the majority. AI has, since the very beginning, been disproportionally used to objectify women. Long before the current deepfake epidemic, there were AI girlfriends. I’m a woman and I’m far from being an AI hater, but to say I knew exactly where this was going like 5 years ago is an understatement. We knew we had a nightmare on our hands long before it actually happened.
PuddlesRex on
I know it’s anecdotal, and a sample size of one, but my fiancee and I are exact opposite of this study. I don’t trust AI to wipe its own ass. Her first step when researching something is to ask ChatGPT.
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Are women not more risk averse generally?
Of course they do. Lots of lewd stuff is done with it.
Which would be fine if it was done only for fictional characters, but they can use it on real people as well.
I see this in my classroom as well. Our department has contended with 1482 cases of AI use that violates course or university policies, 1051 of which were perpetrated by men (which is especially surreal, given that 61% of our students are women). I suspect that this bias may widen the gender performance gap further…
I must have boobs because I don’t trust it even a little for any tasks.
Since I discovered how to turn the AI off in my searches on Firefox I’ve consistently got better more accurate information returned during searches. I’m sure they’ll patch this fix shortly… Google Chrome certainly nurfed all the search tools quick enough.
As for women being more cautious of AI, of course we are. We aren’t the alpha predator on this planet and we and our children are often prey for online predators. AI is shaping up to be just another predator or a tool for other predators. Protecting yourself is only common sense. And as my first paragraph demonstrates, we’ve already spotted problems of both honesty and predation.
I imagine women are at least a bit more aware of sycophantic behavior and why it can be problematic.
This is interesting. I’ve noticed it’s something men are likely to dismiss my (F) concerns over.
stunning to me that they do not mention deepfakes/CSAM and the rise of AI for sex crimes. i get that their data is from 2023 and the problem has become much more mainstream since, especially in the past few months. but how is the author going to speculate about causes in this article from 2026 and not acknowledge the issue?
Would you rather run into an AI or a bear in the woods?
Because women and girls are the ones who are being undressed by AI and having their naked bodies blasted online without their consent or control
Really don’t like all the comments saying women are skeptical of AI just because of its lewd uses. There’s lots of objections and concerns and this is acting like women can’t think critically about those things, only react emotionally to one part of it.
Women: “I don’t like the way AI can be abused to generate naked pictures of our bodies, which feels incredibly violating.”
Men: “If you want to see naked pictures of our bodies literally the only thing you need to do is ask.”
Is “finding it riskier” a euphemism for “don’t trust AI to return accurate answers”?
Maybe women are more skeptical of AI because they know how dangerous it can be to “let” someone else speak for you.
Uh, ya, cuz when I’m trying to watch YouTube videos with my kid every 5 things we see is some AI slop that gives me a migraine (I’m talking about little stories for little kids that are weirdly animated with the creepy AI robot voice. No thank you)
I work in higher ed technology so I have some experience with this, as people in my position have had to become educated on best practices around the use of AI and how to appropriately control its use in the classroom. My male colleagues have been more enthusiastic about it, but many have taken a huge step back as of late because of all the issues it causes.
One thing that has surprised me amongst these peers is the number of people who depend on it for various levels of support in their personal lives. I know of one male and one female colleague who share that they regularly chat with it on their commutes to/from work to get information and organize thoughts. Offhand, both of those colleagues are going through emotional turmoil at home, so it makes me wonder how much of that is a factor, especially in this age of “loneliness epidemics”.
Maybe if it were being used to make deepfake pornography of men, they’d be more skeptical too
Agh. like we need more evidence that men are gullible idiots.
**What risks?** I read the article and it just says “risks”, as if I’m supposed to know what risks the study subject were being averse to. Risk of incorrect answers? Risk of being found out that their using AI? Risk of AI taking over their brain? Risk of AI farming their data? Some risks are quite reasonable and some are just dumb.
Probably because of the amount of guys who use it to make revenge porn of them.
Maybe it’s the the fear of ai being used to take off their clothes. They’re correct.
I have the exact opposite experience, as in majority users being women, rather than men.
Interesting
Women are disproportionally affected negatively by the use of AI. Most of the jobs being threatened by AI, like illustration, creative writing, translation and so on, are jobs where women are the majority. AI has, since the very beginning, been disproportionally used to objectify women. Long before the current deepfake epidemic, there were AI girlfriends. I’m a woman and I’m far from being an AI hater, but to say I knew exactly where this was going like 5 years ago is an understatement. We knew we had a nightmare on our hands long before it actually happened.
I know it’s anecdotal, and a sample size of one, but my fiancee and I are exact opposite of this study. I don’t trust AI to wipe its own ass. Her first step when researching something is to ask ChatGPT.