SAN FRANCISCO ¨C Alphabet Inc.¡¯s Google in May introduced a slick feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type. Tap out ¡°I love¡± and Gmail might propose ¡°you¡± or ¡°it.¡±
But users are out of luck if the object of their affection is ¡°him¡± or ¡°her.¡±
Google¡¯s technology will not suggest gender-based pronouns because the risk is too high that its Smart Compose technology might predict someone¡¯s sex or gender identity incorrectly and offend users, product leaders revealed in interviews.
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