倡导者周一向议员们表示，加拿大必须确保其人工智能战略不让女性和其他弱势群体掉队，这源于对人工智能对历史上处于不利地位的社区的影响及其可能延续刻板印象的担忧。
Canada must ensure its artificial intelligence strategy doesn't leave women and other vulnerable groups behind, advocates told lawmakers on Monday, amid concerns around AI's impact on historically disadvantaged communities and potential to perpetuate stereotypes.
在众议院妇女地位委员会一场审视人工智能对女性、女孩及2SLGBTQ+群体影响的会议上，议员们听取了多位专家的证词。
MPs heard from several experts during a House of Commons status of women committee meeting examining the impact of AI on women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals.
“我们正处于一个关键时刻，”总部位于蒙特利尔、致力于数字素养（特别是女孩和代表性不足群体）的慈善机构Digital Moment首席执行官Indra Kubicek表示。
"We stand at a pivotal moment," said Indra Kubicek, CEO of Digital Moment, a Montreal-based charity that works on digital literacy, particularly among girls and under-represented groups.
“我担心的是，来自历史上代表性不足社区的女性面临被抛下的风险，并非因为她们缺乏能力，而是因为我们没有为她们的成功创造条件。”Kubicek表示，来自不同背景的女性以及2SLGBTQ+群体必须参与人工智能的开发和治理，以避免复制偏见。
"My concern is that women in historically under-represented communities risk being left behind not because they lack ability, but because we are not creating the conditions for their success." Kubicek said women from diverse backgrounds as well as 2SLGBTQ+ individuals must participate in AI development and governance to avoid replicating biases.
“人工智能并非中立。它从历史数据中学习，反映现有的不平等。如果没有保障措施，我们就有将这些偏见固化进影响我们生活的系统中的风险，”她说。
"AI is not neutral. It learns from historical data, reflecting existing inequalities. Without safeguards, we risk codifying those biases into systems influencing our lives," she said.
Ideas53:59面对人工智能偏见，发出“算法正义”的号召 该委员会正在开展一项研究，探讨人工智能对女性、女孩及2SLGBTQ+群体的影响，以及加拿大政府——该政府于6月发布了“全民人工智能”国家战略——应采取哪些措施来防止歧视。
Ideas53:59A rallying cry for 'algorithmic justice' in the face of AI bias The committee is conducting a study on AI's effects on women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, as well as what measures the Canadian government — which unveiled its "AI for All" national strategy in June — should take to prevent discrimination.
作为其 20 亿加元计划的一部分，政府表示将更新法律和标准，以“保护弱势群体免受网络暴力和算法偏见的侵害”。
As part of its $2-billion plan, the government said it would update laws and standards to "protect vulnerable groups from online violence and algorithmic biases."
政府表示，将加快在女性主导、最容易受到冲击的行业采用人工智能，“释放新的经济机遇，缓冲转型冲击，并应对人工智能助长的、不成比例地针对女性的网络滥用行为”。总理马克·卡尼上个月还与其他世界领导人签署了一份声明，承认在先进人工智能模型构成“严重安全风险”的情况下，有必要“加强监管”。
It said it would speed up AI's adoption in female-dominated sectors that are most vulnerable to disruptions, "unlocking new economic opportunities, softening transition shocks and confronting AI-fuelled online abuse that disproportionately targets women." Prime Minister Mark Carney also signed a statement last month with other world leaders acknowledging the need to "strengthen oversight" amid "serious risks to safety and security" posed by advanced AI models.
女性主导领域受影响最大 人权倡导者和其他观察人士对人工智能系统将如何影响女性和其他弱势群体（包括可能被该技术取代工作的工人）表示担忧。
Women-dominated fields most affected Human rights advocates and other observers have raised concerns over how AI systems will affect women and other vulnerable groups, including workers whose jobs could be replaced by the technology.
联合国国际劳工组织（ILO）3 月发布的一份报告发现，虽然生成式人工智能可能提高生产力并改善工作质量，但女性主导的行业受到的影响不成比例地大。
A March report from the United Nations' International Labour Organization (ILO) found that while generative AI could increase productivity and improve job quality, women-dominated industries were disproportionately affected.
为什么名人在呼吁女性多用人工智能？根据该报告，约 29% 的女性主导岗位面临生成式人工智能的冲击，而男性主导岗位这一比例为 16%。该报告涵盖 80 多个国家的职业，不包括加拿大。
Why are celebrities telling women to use more AI? Around 29 per cent of female-dominated jobs are exposed to generative AI compared with 16 per cent of male-dominated ones, according to the report, which looked at occupations in more than 80 countries, not including Canada.
女性在面临被人工智能自动化取代高风险的岗位中也占比过高，例如文职和行政岗位。
Women were also over-represented in jobs at high risk of being replaced by AI automation, such as clerical and administrative roles.
此外，联合国消除对妇女歧视委员会（CEDAW）上周警告称，人工智能系统“可能复制并放大性别刻板印象”以及对女性的歧视。
Separately, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) warned last week that AI systems "may reproduce and amplify gender stereotypes" and discrimination against women.
该委员会表示：“在影响妇女权利的领域使用人工智能时，这一点尤为令人担忧”，例如就业、教育和医疗保健。
"This is of particular concern where AI is used in areas affecting women's rights," such as employment, education and health care, the committee said.
需要更多数据 女性健康联合加拿大组织执行董事艾米·弗劳德周一表示，虽然人工智能在医疗保健领域呈现“非常非凡的机遇”，但如果是利用不完整或有偏见的数据开发，也“有可能让本已隐形的人群变得更加隐形”。
More data needed Amy Flood, executive director of Women's Health Collective Canada, said Monday that while AI presents a "very extraordinary opportunity" in health care, it also "risks making already invisible populations even more invisible" if it's developed with incomplete or biased data.
弗劳德指出，几十年来女性在健康研究中一直代表性不足，导致在生殖健康以及其他对女性影响不成比例的问题的理解上存在“持续的差距”。
Flood noted that women have been under-represented in health research for decades, leading to "persistent gaps" in how reproductive health and other issues that disproportionately impact women are understood.
“AI 只能与其建立所依据的数据一样好。当这些数据不完整或有偏见时，AI 会强化现有的不公平，导致女性和性别多元群体的健康结果更差，”她在委员会会议上表示。她敦促联邦政府投资制定国家数据战略。
"AI is only as good as the data it's built on. When that data is incomplete or biased, AI can reinforce existing [in]equities, leading to poorer health outcomes for women and gender diverse populations," she said during the committee meeting. She urged the federal government to invest in a national data strategy.
“我们无法利用无法充分代表女性的数据来构建公平的 AI 系统，”她说。
"We can't build equitable AI systems using data that fails to adequately represent women," she said.