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She Uses AI
Want to get good at AI without the tech-bro jargon? Practical tips, honest takes and answers to the questions you’re too scared to ask, from a girl whose whole job is AI. So you can use it…
Simply, intelligently and confidently.
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What you’ll find here
As I see it
The research, and my honest view on it. Plus my take on the things no study has covered (yet).
Ask anything
Too scared to ask in a meeting? Ask me instead. I’ll explain it the way your bestie would.
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Why She Uses AI exists
Women are less likely to work in AI
20%
of UK AI roles are held by women, down 4 points since 2020.
Women are less likely to use it
25%
lower adoption of AI tools by women than men, on average, across 18 studies and 140,000+ people.
Women are judged more harshly when they use it
13%
lower competence rating for women whose identical work was marked as AI-assisted. For men, it was 6%.
She Uses AI’s mission is to change this. Why I started →
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From the Journal
The Take
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The Tip
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The Take
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About
Hi, I’m Sophie.
I lead on AI at a social impact real estate company. Yes, my job title is literally ‘AI Manager’.
So what does that entail? Bringing intelligence to the business. But, what does that mean? I put data to use, automate the boring bits and help people work smarter with AI. But what does that mean? Well, that’s what She Uses AI is for; time to demystify it all, one tip and take at a time.
Before that, I worked in economic consulting. No, my background is not computer science, sorry tech bros... I have an undergrad and a master’s in economics (Cardiff University and University of Cambridge).
So why start She Uses AI?
I’ve always been passionate about women succeeding in the workplace, but I felt a real pull to act when I was doing some fact-finding for a friend speaking on a women in business panel. What I found bothered me, a lot, to the point that I am now here attempting to do something about it... Women are:
- Less likely to work in AI. We’ve all heard of finance bros and tech bros. Ever heard of a tech sis?
- Less likely to use it. And honestly, I think I understand why.
- Judged more harshly when they do. I have a lot to say on this one...
Honestly, I get why, and I say that as someone whose whole job is AI. When I go to events or conferences, I find that people speak at such a high level, rarely getting to the nitty-gritty, and using terminology you’re presumptively expected to know. I’ll leave mildly frustrated, having not really learnt anything, with a giant list of things to research myself later on... I wonder how many other people this is also the case for. How many people actually understand what’s being said, or even worse, how many are just nodding along because they’re too ashamed to ask a ‘stupid’ question? Unfortunately, research suggests women are more likely than men to hold back that seemingly ‘stupid’ question. Sound familiar?
I’ve been through the long, slightly painful learning curve (that giant post-event research list is very real and very useful). And honestly, it never ends, but more on that later. Now I want to educate and empower women, and make ‘she uses AI’ a flex rather than a confession, so those three findings above become a little less true.
So, as uncomfortable and cringe as it is to put myself out there like this, if it helps even one person go from unconvincingly nodding along to confidently nodding along, it’s worth it.
With that, I introduce to you She Uses AI.
Sophie
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