Women in Games Part 2 - Who's Training the Machine? (Episode 269)

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the gaming industry and its potential to address gender biases.

In Part 1, Jem, Alex, and Matt explored the Women in Games Manifesto and the persistent gender gap in the games industry. In this follow-up episode, the conversation turns to artificial intelligence. Could it be the catalyst for change the industry needs, or is it making things worse? Jem shares her own experiment, asking Gemini to generate images of a "young video gamer," a "game designer," and a "CEO". The results reveal a lot about the biases baked into AI systems. The team also digs into ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jem, Alex, Matt

Topics covered

• Women in Games
• artificial intelligence
• gender gap
• gaming industry
• bias in AI

Keywords

• Women in Games Manifesto
• gender gap
• AI biases
• video game industry
• game designer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gemini

More episodes of Gaming The System - The Feminist Gaming Podcast

• God of War: Laufey Trailer Reaction - Episode 281 · June 11, 2026 · 27 min
• BAFTA 2026: Half the Awards, All the Opinions (Episode 280) · June 4, 2026 · 36 min
• GTS Girls Sports and P.E. Part 2 · June 2, 2026 · 41 min
• Girls Sports and P.E Part 01 - Our School Sports Origins (Episode 278) · May 21, 2026 · 33 min
• The Dark Matter of Gaming: Attitudes & Wellbeing Part 2 (Episode 277) · May 14, 2026 · 30 min
• Gaming the Guilt: Shame, Pressure, and What Healthy Gaming Really Looks Like (Episode 276) · May 10, 2026 · 27 min