Can bots discriminate? It's a big question as companies use AI for hiring

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The agency enforcing anti-discrimination laws is considering ways to prevent bias in AI-powered hiring.

"The stakes are simply too high to leave this topic just to the experts," Burrows said.

Companies that use algorithms to scrape data from social media and professional digital profiles in searching for"ideal candidates" may overlook thoseAlso, there's machine learning, which could create a feedback loop that then hurts future applicants, she said. In a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, a woman who applied for a job with a tutoring company only realized the company had set an age cutoff after she re-applied for the same job, and supplied a different birth date.Tuesday's panelists, a group that included computer scientists, civil rights advocates, and employment attorneys, agreed that audits are necessary to ensure that the software used by companies avoids intentional or unintentional biases.

 

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I think we should work on prejudice & bigotry in human beings first. Once we get everyone on board before we go to AI.

Yes, AI can lead to employment discrimination! We need to raise more awareness on this matter! Check out our NEW research paper on 'Improving DEI in Systematic Hiring' that addresses on this matter!

At this time, Reverse Discrimination is more likely and something that has to be addressed in a major way and soon!

Companies are having applicants interview via MS Teams with a BOT. These are recorded and viewed by the company. No human interaction.

'...while a government-led audit could potentially stifle innovation.' Were talking about the problem of automated discrimination at scale. Their innovations SHOULD BE STIFLED if they think this stuff is ready to roll out. Please stifle the innovation. That would be great.

Yeah we know everything is racist

NPR should be considering how AI will affect the bias in NPR's reporting when it replaces the journalists.

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