, June 23 -- As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, from drafting emails and preparing presentations to designing marketing campaigns, UN Women has raised concerns that the technology is reinforcing long-standing gender stereotypes, intensifying online abuse and sidelining women from critical decisions about the future of AI.

The agency issued the warning ahead of the United Nations Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance and the AI for Good Global Summit, scheduled to take place in Geneva in early July.

It called on governments, technology firms and developers to integrate gender equality into every stage of AI development, deployment and governance.

Recent studies suggest that while gene...