Considerations And Risks Of AI In Employment Decisions

The tech world trend of artificial intelligence ("AI") is becoming increasingly prevalent in employment matters. For example, employers are using AI to attract candidates, evaluate job performance and automate certain positions; however, there are controversies over the use of AI, including it resulting in the continuation of patterns of bias and discrimination in employment-related decision making and the potential of compromising privacy rights.

The area that has received much of the attention in recent years is the use of AI during the recruitment and hiring process. In a typical recruit cycle, one may encounter AI at multiple stages:

• Creating Job Descriptions: Augmented writing platforms can analyze databanks of job postings and internal demographics to suggest alternative language, with the goal of appealing to a greater proportion of the target audience of the hiring employer.