Some features in Word are based on Artificial Intelligence. And one great example is the Microsoft Word Editor feature.
Today I was reading the article “New AI tools help writers be more clear, concise and inclusive in Office and across the web” (see references), and I realized that the Microsoft Word Editor focuses not only on productivity, it also helps fight bias and to be more inclusive.
Important: this feature is not enabled by default. In order to enable this, we must follow these steps “
- Open Word Options
- Select Proofing section
- Go to [When correcting spelling …. / Writing Style] option
- Open Settings
- Enable the [Inclusiveness] options
Once enabled, the editor will start analyzing for age bias, cultural bias, and more.
For example, based on gender bias, firefighter is suggested to be used instead of fireman.
You can read on Microsoft how it explains the details about this feature.