Women to surpass men in gen AI use by 2025, research predicts [Video]

The gender gap in artificial intelligence (AI) use appears to be closing — and fast. 

On Tuesday, the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media and Telecommunications released new predictions around gender-based AI adoption that suggest women’s use of generative AI will “equal or exceed that of men” by the end of next year in the US and within the next two years in Europe.

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Recent Deloitte research found that last year, only 11% of women said they’d experimented with or implemented gen AI, compared to 20% of men. This year, 33% of women reported using the technology, but men still outpaced them at 44%. 

Earlier research from Deloitte found that women don’t trust AI companies to safeguard their data as much as men do — only 18%, compared to 31% of men — which could impact the adoption rate. 

Other trust factors include …