aceThe Algorithm Is a Woman: How Feminized Futures Are Coded into Precarity and Promise
Artificial intelligence is commonly presented as neutral, autonomous, and future-oriented, yet its interfaces, narratives, and labor infrastructures remain shaped by older gendered expectations. This article advances a new account of AI feminization by connecting symbolic representation to the material organization of hidden labor. Using a mixed-methods design, the study combines interface analysis of fifteen widely used AI systems, critical discourse analysis of 500 public and industry artifacts published betwe…
AI systems perform feminized care and service while the workers producing these qualities, including annotators, moderators, and evaluators, remain obscured and face precarity, surveillance, and emotional burden.
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2216, v1: “The Algorithm Is a Woman: How Feminized Futures Are Coded into Precarity and Promise.” Truvace, 2026-10-23. /record/TRV-2026-2216 (accessed at citation time). sha256 0579cff9dadd53d4…
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