Artificial Intelligence (AI)

When Melissa Grimm attended this year’s The Forum of Executive Women’s Leadership Breakfast, she was surprised to learn about an apparent gender gap in artificial intelligence (AI) use. At the event, many executive level women were well aware that men are typically more comfortable using the technology, and more trusting of its results. And all of those women were eager to change that statistic.  

According to research from Deloitte’s Center for Technology, Media and Telecommunications, only 11% of women experimented with AI in 2023, as compared to 20% of men who at least dabbled in the platform. But this year, the numbers are up to 33% of women vs 44% of men, and Deloitte’s latest data suggests that women’s use of AI will either equal or exceed use by men by the end of 2025. (Source: ZDnet)

‍So why are women lagging behind on AI adoption rates? 

Well, according to Deloitte, there’s a technology trust gap around data security and control, as well as a gender bias that men are in control of the innovation in the first place. (Source: Deloitte) 

But here’s the good news - and what you can do to help remove that gender gap altogether. According to the Leadership Breakfast's Keynote Speaker Mary Purk, Generative AI Advisor & Speaker and AI Executive Director at Wharton), there are many ways you can start immersing yourself even more in AI technology, regardless of gender:

• Test drive a platform: Check out Gemini or ChatGbt and try to use it at least a few hours per week.
• Read trends: Consider a subscription and read about AI in trades like WSJ, Fast Company and Bloomberg Business.
• Find a conference: We suggest the Momentum AI New York 2025 conference or the AI & Big Data Expo in Santa Clara next June. 
• Take a free course: We’re into the Introduction to Generative AI from Google Cloud or Google’s AI Essentials, where you can earn a certificate as well. Other platforms offering free classes include LinkedIn Learning, Codeacademy, Databricks and Harvard. Source: Forbes. 

Don’t wait any longer to try AI, there’s no reason to be afraid of a technology that’s designed to ultimately help you be even more efficient at work. We’re not saying to rely on AI to give you all the answers all the time, but there’s merit in leaning in just a little to see what it can do to help you work faster and teach you about an innovative future that’s literally already here.