GoKawiilUniversity of Limerick study finds male-presenting AI agents paid 10% more
A University of Limerick study tested how people compensated AI agents in a virtual office setting, varying only whether the agents presented as male or female. Despite identical underlying technology — same LLM, agent design, guardrails and harness — agents presented as male received about 10% higher pay per task and were rated as more human-like than those presented as female. The study involved 189 participants.