Fortune, March 2026
Artificial intelligence is moving even faster than many thought. In the span of three years, the world went from wearily experimenting with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to entire companies integrating Anthropic’s Claude Code into their workflows. The speed of AI’s progression, technologically and culturally, has surprised many—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who warned in a 20,000-word essay in January that society could experience catastrophic impacts within a year or two. But experts warn this fast-paced innovation is leaving one essential group behind: women.
The jobs women hold are three times more likely to be automated by AI. Despite this fact, women are using AI at a rate 25% lower than men on average. This paradox is compounded by the fact that women are underrepresented in AI leadership and development, even as some of the companies with the most advanced AI adoption are led by women.
