AI hiring algorithms reject Black, Asian job seekers at higher rates
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Stanford researchers argue need for transparency and independent testing
AI algorithms exhibit racial bias in job candidate screening, and they discriminate more frequently against those applying for multiple jobs at different companies, according to Stanford-led researchers.
The boffins evaluated algorithmic hiring decisions across multiple employers that use the same hiring vendor. The resulting algorithmic monoculture, they say, is problematic.
The vendor in this instance was talent platform pymetrics, acquired by Harver in 2022. Harver did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The researchers – Rishi Bommasani, Sarah H. Bana, Kathleen A. Creel, Dan Jurafsky, and Percy Liang – obtained a pymetrics dataset spanning the period from December 2018 through December 2022. It contained 4,197,168 job applications submitted by 3,372,132 applicants to 1,746 positions.
The dataset details hiring recommendations provided to 156 employers with a total annual revenue of $225 billion. It spans 11 industries, including...
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