Reese Witherspoon addresses AI backlash
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Reese Witherspoon wanted to start a conversation about women and artificial intelligence. She got one — just not the kind she was expecting. The 50-year-old actress took to Instagram on April 15 to share a video urging women to join the “AI revolution,
The Oscar winning actress, producer and book-lover is encouraging her followers to "keep up" with the technology for fear of being left behind: "Let's get real, our kids are using this every single day.
"So, if 3 out of 10 women are the only ones using AI, that means 70% of that group is not keeping up."
The actress warned women that their careers are likely to be taken over by AI if they don’t start learning about the tech. That’s prompted a social media outcry. Reese Witherspoon has established herself as a businesswoman committed to feminism.