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Labor/Employment,
Technology

Jul. 24, 2024

Employment bias isn’t new but generative AI as a defendant is

Workday’s AI platform for candidate screening may be liable as agent for employment discrimination.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder, iCommLaw

Technology and telecommunications

1547 Palos Verdes Mall # 298
Walnut Creek , CA 94597-2228

Phone: (415) 699-7885

Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

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As the old adage goes, the first step to solving a problem is to admit there is one. The modern version of the adage should add that solving the problem will take an audit trail, particularly if Generative AI is fueling the problem.

It seems that people looking to hire gravitate toward someone like them in appearance, background, education or a variety of other characteristics. So hiring bias will likely never go away completely. But at lea...

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