Echoes of Yesterday: AI’s Unchanged Gender Dynamics
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3 min readSep 9, 2023
Year: 1980
At Consolidated Companies, a maze of beige cubicles stands under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights. Against a backdrop of muted colours, three secretaries — Judy, Violet, and Doralee — navigate the relentless demands of their overbearing boss, Franklin Hart Jr. He is dismissive of Judy, takes credit for Violet’s ideas, and spreads false rumours about a relationship with Doralee.
