Artificial Intelligence Is Coming for Hiring, and It Might Not Be That Bad
Even with all of its problems, AI is a step up from the notoriously biased recruiting process.
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Artificial intelligence promises to make hiring an unbiased utopia.
There’s certainly plenty of room for improvement. Employee referrals, a process that tends to leave underrepresented groups out, still make up a bulk of companies’ hires. Recruiters and hiring managers also bring their own biases to the process, studies have found, often choosing people with the “right-sounding” names and educational background.