{"id":9269,"date":"2024-04-03T20:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:24:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-04-03T20:29:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:29:07","slug":"ai-women-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/stories\/ai-women-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"How Companies Can Empower Women in the Age of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The future of AI and women\u2019s empowerment were the topics of a recent roundtable discussion at Salesforce Tower Sydney, hosted in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/womensagenda.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s Agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salesforce\u2019s Rowena Westphalen, SVP of Customers, Innovation, and AI, and Renata Bertram, Salesforce ANZ Chief Marketing Officer, were joined by several influential women from various industries, backgrounds, and companies, including Atlassian, Canva, KPMG Australia, and UNSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion followed recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/stories\/ai-work-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce research<\/a> commissioned in collaboration with YouGov, which revealed a significant gender gap among Australian office workers when it comes to sentiment towards AI inclusivity and representation in the workplace. The research found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Male office workers are driving that adoption, with 61% of men already using the technology compared to 40% of women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70% of men surveyed claimed to trust generative AI, compared to just 43% of women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women showed higher concern regarding the role of generative AI in decision-making processes (88%) compared to men (78%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Expanding upon these findings, the discussion dove deeper into how companies can contribute to forging an equitable AI future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"more-from-block more-from-block--2 alignfull wp-block-newsroom-moreontopic\">\n\t<div class=\"more-from-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"more-from-block__title\">Related<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"more-from-block__cards 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id=\"h-tackling-the-trust-gap\"><strong>Tackling the trust gap<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeking to understand why women are more wary of generative AI than men, a number of reasons emerged, many of which are based on historical gender, cultural, and demographic biases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them is the fear of further marginalisation. The adoption of AI may disproportionately affect roles more typically held by women, such as administrative tasks, leading to concerns about job security and control over technology. Relatedly, the lack of representation from women in the development of AI raised scepticism among participants. In addition, women are disproportionately targeted by malicious AI-generated content like deep fakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spite of this, most participants viewed AI as more of an opportunity than a threat to Australian workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can businesses empower women to leverage generative AI and maximise the economic benefit of doing so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside providing access to training initiatives and resources, panellists discussed organisations need to shift their culture to provide a safe environment for employees to experiment with generative AI tools. As Alice Young, Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Leader at Atlassian, noted, the uptake of generative AI amongst their women and men employees is almost 50-50, which she attributes to their culture of testing and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"9271-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/04\/Womens-Agenda-AI.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/04\/Womens-Agenda-AI.png 1380w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/04\/Womens-Agenda-AI.png?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, 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training, emphasising the need for inclusive training programs within corporations to empower diverse talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education and training are crucial for helping employees to navigate AI technologies responsibly. The majority (88%) of Australian office workers surveyed reported feeling concerned by a lack of relevant training regarding generative AI in the workplace. Sustainable education initiatives should be prioritised to ensure everyone has baseline knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the ways Salesforce is helping pave the way for the future of work is through <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailhead<\/a>, its free online learning platform. Trailhead can guide individuals with limited technical knowledge into Salesforce roles within six months and has expanded its content to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/learn-ai-skills-on-trailhead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI-specific skills training<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"contextual-driver has-text-align-left contextual-driver--einstein\">\n\t<header class=\"tidbit-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"tidbit-head\">\n\t\t\tSkill up for the age of AI\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"tidbit-body\">\n\t\t<p><\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"tidbit-link label\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"label has-right-arrow has-right-arrow--small\" href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>JOIN THE TRAILBLAZER COMMUNITY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\">\n\t<path d=\"M13.92 5.38a1 1 0 000-.76.9.9 0 00-.17-.26.25.25 0 000-.07l-4-4a1 1 0 00-1.46 1.42L10.59 4H1.07a1 1 0 000 2h9.52l-2.3 2.29a1 1 0 000 1.42 1 1 0 001.42 0l4-4a.25.25 0 000-.07.9.9 0 00.21-.26z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"tidbit img-einstein\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@0.5x.png 84w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@1x.png 168w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@2x.png 336w\n\t\t\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@1x.png\"\n\t\talt=\"Illustration of einstein\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 175px, 130px\"\n\t>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prioritising-trust-and-accountability\"><strong>Prioritising trust and accountability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants stressed the importance of transparency in AI decision-making processes. Prioritising ethical practices and accountability is essential for building trust among users and employees. Promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/uk\/news\/stories\/generative-ai-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transparency<\/a>, accountability, and ethical decision-making within organisations is essential to address biases and inequalities in AI adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salesforce takes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/stories\/developing-ethical-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trust-first approach to AI<\/a> and seeks to empower employees, partners, and users to consider the technology\u2019s potential benefits and harms, as well as ultimately empower them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/uk\/news\/stories\/ai-acceptable-use-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use data and AI responsibly<\/a>. To this end, the company established <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/uk\/news\/stories\/advancing-tech-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce\u2019s Office of Ethical and Humane Use in 2018<\/a>. A main focus for this team of late is <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/content\/learn\/modules\/ethics-by-design\/meet-the-office-of-ethical-and-humane-use-of-technology\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embedding trust<\/a> into the core of Salesforce\u2019s AI products \u2013 like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/products\/secure-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Einstein Trust Layer<\/a>, a collection of features and guardrails that protect the privacy and security of company data, improve the safety and accuracy of AI results and promote the responsible use of AI across organisations. This is achieved through features including secure data retrieval, zero data retention, toxicity detection, and audit trail &amp; feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-empowering-everyone-in-the-age-of-ai\"><strong>Empowering everyone in the age of AI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the role of businesses and their leaders to ensure that trust keeps pace with new technology and that everyone can harness AI&#8217;s incredible potential so that no one gets left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future of AI holds promise, but as panellists shared, it will require a collective effort to ensure ethical and inclusive adoption. Salesforce research and this discussion clearly show that when it comes to AI adoption in the workplace, companies must take a holistic approach that prioritises diversity, ethics, ongoing education, and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A more detailed report from Women\u2019s Agenda will be published in April.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/products\/einstein-ai-solutions\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Einstein AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/generative-ai-research-team-salesforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a> on generative AI\u2019s future, penned by Salesforce AI\u2019s Chief Scientist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access Trailhead\u2019s new AI learning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/learn-ai-skills-on-trailhead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of AI and women\u2019s empowerment were the topics of a recent roundtable discussion at Salesforce Tower Sydney, hosted in partnership with Women\u2019s Agenda. 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