Citing a study in theStanford Social Innovation Review, UN Women notes that an analysis of 133 AI systems worldwide found that 44% exhibited gender bias, with 26% showing both gender and racial bias. The organisation cautions that discriminatory algorithms could perpetuate gender inequality and discrimination. Apart from bias, AI is increasingonline violenceagainst women and girls, who already face unequal access to digital spaces. Elsewhere, technology company Meta has paused a programme that tracked employees’ computer activity amid data privacy concerns,The Guardianreports.The company had introduced a tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and content displayed on computer screens to collect data for training its AI models. As AI tools get more sophisticated, a common fear is that it will replace human workers but is it really cheaper to hire AI agents? According to a report from Gartner,coding costswill overtake the average developers’ salary by 2028 due to rising large language model (LLM) token consumption and the shift to consumption-based licensing models. AI tokens are the units of data processed by generative AI models. Token consumption directly impacts the cost of AI coding tools, particularly under consumption-based pricing structures. Many vendors lack transparency into how they calculate and bill token consumptions, limiting enterprises’ ability to accurately forecast and control costs. In today’s newsletter, we will talk about Here’s your trivia for today: Which country is divided in two by the Cook Strait? Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is currently visiting India and the company has announced plans to expand its quick service to 300 cities across India. Called Amazon Now, the quick commerce business unit currently has service in 15 locations in cities such as Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Amritsar and Kochi, according to a blog post from the company. SaaS company MoEngage has acquired San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup Aampe for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, MoEngage said the acquisition strengthens its AI-powered marketing capabilities. While the company has been building AI-driven marketing workflows through its Merlin AI platform, Aampe adds advanced agentic decision-making technology to its offerings. Which country is divided in two by the Cook Strait? We would love to hear from you! To let us know what you liked and disliked about our newsletter, please mail[email protected]. If you don’t already get this newsletter in your inbox,sign up here. For past editions of the YourStory Buzz, you can check ourDaily Capsule page here.
