A paper published today in the journal Nature finds that online images show stronger gender biases than online texts. Researchers also found that bias is more p
<p>Through a series of experiments, observations, and the help of large language models, researchers found that female and male gender associations are more extreme among Google Images than within text from Google News. While the text is slightly more focused on men than women, this bias is over four times stronger in images. The researchers also found that biases in online images have a more potent psychological influence on viewers.</p>
Images on the internet reinforce gender stereotypes such as doctors being men or nurses women more than text, contributing to a lasting bias against women, a US-based study said Wednesday.
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Images on the internet reinforce gender stereotypes such as doctors being men or nurses women more than text, contributing to a lasting bias against women, a US-based study said Wednesday.For example, the stereotype that women are nurses was "consistently stronger" in the images than the text, Guilbeault said.