Encoding Inequality: A Feminist Analysis of G20 AI Policies

This policy report critically analyses G20 AI policies through a gendered lens. The significance of AI has been steadily rising within the G20, with its potential advantages being promoted as opportunities for all. Since 2019, the G20 has engaged in formal discussions regarding AI each year, with member countries developing and implementing AI models to address healthcare, education, and economic challenges. However, the application of AI across these sectors is likely to have distinctly gendered effects. The potential for AI to perpetuate existing social biases, the gender data gap, the digital gender divide, and the risks of job displacement due to automation may particularly disadvantage women in the AI revolution. Regrettably, the Brazilian G20 failed to address or discuss AI's gendered implications adequately. Moreover, Brazil has indicated that the increased integration of AI in public policy is imminent and unavoidable. In light of this emerging reality, it is crucial for the G20 to seriously consider the impact on women.

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