AI revolutionising domestic chores: World Economic Forum suggests could reduce gender gap

A study led by World Economic Forum (WEF) found that by taking care of household tasks, artificial intelligence (AI) can assist in reducing gender gap, granting homemakers ditional time to engage in work and leisure activities, reported FOX news.

conclusion of WEF is based on recent research indicating that progress in automation and AI will enable robots to assume a considerable portion of household duties in coming dece.

According to a group of AI specialists, who were consulted by WEF, approximately 39% of time spent on an average of 17 typical household tasks could be automated within a dece. se results were published in peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

recent study has potential for a significant impact on women in society, as per WEF's observation. WEF highlighted that women continue to be responsible for vast majority of domestic chores across Europe and various or regions globally.

"Working-age ults spend similar amounts of time on this unpaid domestic work as y do on paid work," re an article on WEF's website. "But household chores are also disproportionately carried out by women. refore, automation of se tasks could le to significant social and economic consequences. More time – particularly that of women – could be freed up for social, leisure and paid work."

"This is particularly relevant," analysis continued, "given World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022 shows that, at our current rate of progress, it will be anor 132 years before re is parity between men and women."

Europe & North America close to achieving gender parity: WEF

In its 2022 report, WEF analysed "gender parity" in four categories, which include economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. report concluded that Europe and North America were closest to achieving gender parity, with a projected timeline of six deces to reach it. In contrast, South Asia h farst distance to go, with an estimated 197 years until gender parity is achieved in region.

group of AI specialists who conducted recent study found that household chores like cooking and cleaning are more feasible to automate than care tasks such as taking care of children or elderly. study revealed that grocery shopping is most easily automatable task, with a potential automation rate of 59% in next dece, while physical childcare is least easily automatable task, with a potential automation rate of 21%.

Robotic vacuum cleaners and mops, which are service robots designed for domestic and household chores, have emerged as top-selling robots worldwide.