AI, Recruitment And The Law: How Do Equality And Data Protection Laws Regulate This Process?

The regulation of AI is front and centre of the minds of policymakers around the World. Central to concerns raised about the rapidly increasing use of AI are the risks of bias and discrimination, particularly in the employment context. We look at how existing equality and data protection laws apply to these kinds of automated decisions.

The UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology trumpeted its AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park at the beginning of November, bringing together experts from around the World to consider the risks of AI and how they might be mitigated through internationally co-ordinated action. As it stands, approaches differ across the world.

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