From Maria to Siri: Cinematic Female Robots and the Reproduction of Gender in Artificial Intelligence

Süleyman Duyar

Fiscaoeconomia, 2025, issue s1

Abstract: The study considers the depiction of artificial women in film history and the way that depiction relates to modern artificial intelligence from a feminist point of view. Research analyzes how artificial female depictions repeat gender stereotypes. However, the primary focus of the study is the analysis carried out through cinematic narratives and visual representations, and technological applications are considered as a supporting context to understand the cultural framework created by these filmic discourses. This repetition occurs in works ranging from Maria in the 1927 movie “Metropolis†to current voice-controlled digital helpers like Siri and Alexa. The concept of “digital authority†gives the study its structure. Through it, we can comprehend how technological authority becomes established plus kept from a gendered view. Qualitative content analysis is used in the research methodology. It looks at artificial female depictions in certain films and current artificial intelligence. This analysis is based on feminist film theory and technoscience points of view. General traits in cinematic artificial female figures are that they show traditional female roles, such as serving, obeying, as well as emotional support. These representation patterns moved to current technologies, so voice-controlled digital helpers often use female voices plus are equipped with feminine personality traits. The study places importance on the idea that technological advances commonly strengthen current gender norms and that more inclusive and fair methods must be adopted in the design of artificial intelligence systems. For the purpose of overcoming gender inequalities in technology production, this research highlights the importance of putting feminist perspectives into artificial intelligence design processes.

Keywords: Gendered AI; Digital Femininity; Fembots (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B41 J16 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.25295/fsecon.1701017

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