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多样性

Why Technology Needs Gender Diversity
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xìng bié性别duō yàng xìng多样性hěnzhòng yào重要tè bié特别shìzàikē jì科技lǐng yù领域

Gender diversity is important, especially in the field of technology.

rú guǒ如果shè jì设计jué dìng决定shì qíng事情deréndà duō大多shìnán xìng男性hěn duō很多chǎn pǐn产品guī zé规则jiùkě néng可能hū shì忽视nǚ xìng女性qí tā其他xìng bié性别qún tǐ群体dexū yào需要shèn zhì甚至dài lái带来wēi xiǎn危险

If most of the people who design and make decisions are men, many products and rules may ignore the needs of women and other gender groups, and may even be dangerous.

bǐ rú比如zǎo qī早期yī xiē一些ān quán安全cè shì测试zhǔ yào主要ànnán xìng男性shēn tǐ身体láizuòjié guǒ结果nǚ xìng女性zàichē huò车祸zhōngkě néng可能gèngān quán安全

For example, some early safety tests were mainly done based on male bodies, so women could be less safe in car crashes.

xiàn zài现在hěn duō很多jì shù技术kàn qǐ lái看起来hěnzhōng lì中立qí shí其实bú shì不是zhè yàng这样yīn wèi因为jì shù技术huìdàizheshè huì社会depiān jiàn偏见

Today, many technologies seem very “neutral,” but they are not, because technology also carries biases from society.

bǐ rú比如rén liǎn shí bié人脸识别duìshēn sè深色pí fū皮肤nǚ xìng女性deshí bié识别cuò wù错误gèngduōshēng chéng shì生成式rén gōng zhì néng人工智能kě néng可能shuō chū说出gōng píng公平dehuàshāng hài伤害nǚ xìng女性kuà xìng bié zhě跨性别者qí tā其他ruò shì qún tǐ弱势群体

For example, facial recognition makes more mistakes when identifying dark-skinned women, and generative AI may also say unfair things that harm women, transgender people, and other vulnerable groups.

wǎng luò网络shàngdejiǎxiāo xī消息chóu hèn仇恨yǔ yán语言huìràngzhè xiē这些rénzài xiàn在线shàngxiàn xià线下dōushòu dào受到gōng jī攻击

False information and hate speech online can also cause these people to be attacked both online and offline.

yán jiū研究fā xiàn发现yí gè一个shè huì社会rú guǒ如果ràngbù tóng不同xìng bié性别bù tóng不同bèi jǐng背景deréndōunéngcān yù参与huìgènggōng píng公平fā zhǎn发展gènghǎo

Research shows that when a society allows people of different genders and backgrounds to participate, it becomes fairer and develops better.

suǒ yǐ所以zàikē jì科技gōng sī公司xué xiào学校zhèng fǔ政府huì yì会议zhōngwǒ men我们dōuxū yào需要gèngduōbù tóng不同xìng bié性别derényì qǐ一起cān yù参与shè jì设计tǎo lùn讨论zuòjué dìng决定

So in technology companies, schools, governments, and conferences, we need more people of different genders to take part in design, discussion, and decision-making.

zhè yàng这样kē jì科技cái néng才能gèngān quán安全gènggōng píng公平gèngshì hé适合měiyí gè一个rén

Only then can technology become safer, fairer, and better suited to everyone.

By Unknown Author / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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