Question 1

Is AI hurting people with non-Western names?

Accepted Answer

_Concrete bias outcomes in hiring and promotion._

> The junior analyst who keeps pushing the conversation forward finally gets seen, even though she never had the corner office. Tools like Granola, Read.ai, Fireflies, and Avoma now routinely track talk time and participation, and firms like Amazon and Meta are folding AI-surfaced contribution into how they review people.

— [If Your Name Isn't Western, AI Could Cost You The Promotion.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2026/05/25/if-your-name-isnt-western-ai-could-cost-you-the-promotion/) · _Forbes_

> As AI lowers the barriers to content creation, abuse is also becoming more feasible. Deepfakes — AI-generated images, videos and audio designed to mimic real people — pose serious risks. Already in 2022, I demonstrated how easily they can be created. This increases the risk of misinformation, identity theft and political manipulation.

— [Goku, A Chinese Open-Source Model, Challenges OpenAI And The U.S.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/02/11/goku---a-chinese-open-source-model-challenges-openai-and-the-us/) · _Forbes_

Question 2

Why does AI fairness matter and where does it fail?

Accepted Answer

_Bias examples and demographic effects._

> Merkel is a boy and that Joe Biden is both a "man" and a "woman"? Those are the insights you get if you feed Angela and Joe's images into Microsoft Azure's Vision API.

— [President Biden Is Man, Woman And 40 Years Old - Why We Need Algorithmic Transparency](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2021/02/04/president-biden-is-man-woman-and-40-years-old---why-we-need-algorithmic-transparency/) · _Forbes_

> The White House should focus on helping businesses and the public understand and manage AI. We need stronger democratic systems and a framework where private and public partnerships can monitor AI utilization. Let's learn from social media's intransparent algorithms, which led to elections being influenced. Let's work together to monitor and control the technology that will shape our future.

— [Biden's AI Plan And Why Central Control Might Not Work](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2024/10/26/bidens-ai-plan--why-central-control-might-not-work/) · _Forbes_

Q&A, Bias

Is AI hurting people with non-Western names?

Why does AI fairness matter and where does it fail?