Women seen at forefront of AI adoption

Nationwide large-scale application elevates adaptability, empathy and communication, survey finds

For decades, the corporate world fostered a persistent stereotype: technology is a male-dominated domain, and women are slower to adopt the tools of the future. That assumption is now being challenged by data from China's rapidly digitizing workplace.

As generative artificial intelligence spreads through offices and factories alike, it is female professionals — not the traditional technological elite — who are showing higher adoption rates and steadier psychological responses, according to new research from Beijing-based Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.