When AI Erases Women From The Picture
When Chanel’s CEO Leena Nair visited Microsoft headquarters, she asked ChatGPT to create an image of “Chanel’s leadership team visiting Microsoft.” What came back was shocking…but not surprising.
All men. All in suits.
This, for a company whose workforce is 76% women, whose customers are 96% women, and whose CEO herself is one of only two women ever to lead the brand in its 114-year history.
The algorithm didn’t just get it wrong. It revealed a truth we still avoid: AI reflects the world we’ve built, not the one we’re striving for.