Reese Witherspoon highlights AI gender gap in book club

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 30

In a social media video, the actor said that of 10 women she asked at one of her book clubs, only three used AI and just one did so confidently.
She linked the finding to women’s concerns about being seen as less valuable, suggesting hesitation around AI adoption reflects broader anxieties about work and worth.
The anecdote adds to debate over whether fast-growing AI tools are being adopted unevenly, potentially widening existing gender gaps in confidence, access and perceived opportunity.

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