He, it, but rarely she: When AI models write kids’ stories about animals, female characters vanish

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A new University of Washington study testing leading AI models across nearly 24,000 story completions found that AI guardrails designed to reduce bias have accidentally erased female characters — defaulting overwhelmingly to male animals or ungendered "it" pronouns. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/he-it-but-rarely-she-when-ai-models-write-kids-stories-about-animals-female-characters-vanish/">Read More