India, June 22 -- UN Women has warned that AI systems are reinforcing gender stereotypes and racial bias.

A study of 133 AI systems found 44% showed gender bias, while 26% showed both gender and racial bias.

The agency says AI is also intensifying online violence against women and girls, including through deepfakes and image-based abuse.

UN Women has called for gender equality to be embedded across AI development, deployment and governance.

Artificial intelligence is already shaping how billions of people see the world, but it is getting women wrong, UN Women has warned. Ahead of two major UN-linked AI meetings in Geneva in July, the agency said gender equality must be built into the design, deployment and governance of AI systems.

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