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The Struggle for AI's Recognition: Understanding the Normative Implications of Gender Bias in AI with Honneth's Theory of Recognition

Waelen, Rosalie orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2812-8244 and Wieczorek, Michał orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3688-9684 (2022) The Struggle for AI's Recognition: Understanding the Normative Implications of Gender Bias in AI with Honneth's Theory of Recognition. Philosophy & Technology, 35 (2). ISSN 2210-5433

Abstract
AI systems have often been found to contain gender biases. As a result of these gender biases, AI routinely fails to adequately recognize the needs, rights, and accomplishments of women. In this article, we use Axel Honneth's theory of recognition to argue that AI's gender biases are not only an ethical problem because they can lead to discrimination, but also because they resemble forms of misrecognition that can hurt women's self-development and self-worth. Furthermore, we argue that Honneth's theory of recognition offers a fruitful framework for improving our understanding of the psychological and normative implications of gender bias in modern technologies. Moreover, our Honnethian analysis of gender bias in AI shows that the goal of responsible AI requires us to address these issues not only through technical interventions, but also through a change in how we grant and deny recognition to each other.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:Article number: 53
Uncontrolled Keywords:Artificial intelligence; Gender bias; Ethics; Struggle for recognition; Axel Honneth
Subjects:Humanities > Philosophy
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Theology, Philosophy, & Music
Research Initiatives and Centres > ADAPT
Publisher:Springer
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00548-w
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors.
Funders:European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813497.
ID Code:27299
Deposited On:07 Jun 2022 09:56 by Michal Wieczorek . Last Modified 15 Mar 2023 15:00
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