AI Hiring Tools Face Scrutiny Over Biased and Arbitrary Candidate Screening
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AI hiring tools are rejecting qualified candidates based on biased or arbitrary criteria like age and body language.
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A job applicant got rejected when older but got an interview after tweaking their age to seem younger.
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An AI tool gave a poor review to a skilled makeup artist due to her body language.
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AI hiring tools can amplify existing biases if trained on flawed or biased data.
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Broad use of biased AI hiring tools could negatively impact hundreds of thousands of job applicants.