Key takeaways
Whilst government and regulators in the UK recognise the growing place of AI in recruitment, it is clear that they expect companies to take a considered and critical approach to when and how it is used. Companies should be clear on their approach from the outset (recording their analysis in a data protection impact assessment) and keep this under regular review as the technology (and their use of it) develops.
Background
In late 2020 the UK Government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) released an in-depth report on algorithmic decision making, which was swiftly followed by guidance from the ICO on its particular uses in recruitment. AI technologies (such as algorithmic decision-making) are therefore a hot topic for government and regulators alike. Outside the UK, a group of U.S. senators also sent a joint letter to the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, asking for greater oversite and enforcement for these te
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