Sylvie Borau
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Sylvie Borau is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, gender studies, and consumer ethics. Her work critically examines how the gendering of AI agents—particularly the pervasive use of female characteristics in bots and chatbots—shapes human perception, acceptance, and ethical boundaries. Borau’s most influential paper, “The Most Human Bot: Female Gendering Increases Humanness Perceptions of Bots and Acceptance of AI” (2021), has garnered over 245 citations, demonstrating its profound impact on the field. In this study, she reveals that female-gendered bots are perceived as warmer and more human-like, driving higher user acceptance while raising urgent questions about manipulation and stereotyping. Building on this, her 2024 work “Deception, Discrimination, and Objectification: Ethical Issues of Female AI Agents” (21 citations) systematically unpacks the moral hazards of designing AI with gendered traits, including risks of reinforcing bias and objectifying women. Borau’s contributions are vital for students and researchers navigating the ethical design of human-AI interactions, offering a critical lens on how technology can both reflect and amplify societal inequalities.
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