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Can bots discriminate? It's a big question as companies use AI for hiring
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NPR reports on the EEOC's January 2023 hearing examining how AI-based hiring tools—including resume scanners, chatbots, and video interview analyzers—may perpetuate employment discrimination. With 83% of employers and 99% of Fortune 500 companies using automated hiring tools, the EEOC is considering regulatory guardrails to address civil rights risks posed by these systems.
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- •83% of employers and 99% of Fortune 500 companies use some form of automated or AI-driven hiring tool.
- •EEOC held a hearing titled 'Navigating Employment Discrimination in AI and Automated Systems: A New Civil Rights Frontier' in January 2023.
- •AI hiring tools such as resume scanners, virtual assistants, and video interview evaluators have documented shortcomings including discriminatory bias.
- •EEOC chair Charlotte Burrows warned the stakes are too high to leave the issue solely to technical experts, calling for broad public input.
- •The agency previously issued guidance on AI hiring tools under the Americans with Disabilities Act, signaling active regulatory attention.
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