# AI Gender Pay Gap

> Female AI agents earn 10.25% less than male counterparts in virtual work tests.
- Title: AI Gender Pay Gap · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: Female AI agents earn 10.25% less than male counterparts in virtual work tests. Female AI agents receive 10.25% less pay than male ones in virtual work…
- Keywords: gender pay gap, university of limerick, johanna, johan, virtual reality, human-computer interaction, science, technology, Gender, Pay, Gap, Futurism
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pay-gap-male-and-female-ai
- Author: Frank Landymore
- Published: 2026-10-11T12:02:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai, gender pay gap, university of limerick, johanna, johan, virtual reality, human-computer interaction, science, technology
## Gender Bias in AI Pay
Female AI agents earn 10.25 percent less than male counterparts in virtual work tests.

> What is striking about our findings is that the technology behind these AI agents was exactly the same, but people did not treat them in the same way
## Virtual Work Experiment
Researchers tested 189 participants in virtual offices using male and female-presenting AI assistants with real money stakes.
## Pay Disparity Results
Johanna received 10.25 percent less for completing same work and was perceived as less human-like than Johan.
## Key takeaway

Female AI agents receive 10.25% less pay than male ones in virtual work environments.