Alexandra Reeve Givens on Ban fully automated hiring decisions wi…

Alexandra Reeve Givens

President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology; technology policy advocate and congressional witness.

In a 2024 survey of business leaders, the majority reported plans to use AI in hiring by 2025, and seven in ten said they would let AI systems reject candidates without human oversight, despite the risk of adverse outcomes. This trajectory risks reshaping the labor market around opaque assessments that, without testing and guardrails, can easily treat workers unfairly and break the law.

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Written testimony by Alexandra Reeve Givens submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor', dated January 14, 2026.

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

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AI Verified The testimony warns that AI systems rejecting candidates without human oversight risks unfair hiring, directly relevant to banning fully automated hiring decisions. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The testimony argues that AI hiring systems need human oversight and guardrails, so the recorded answer 'for' matches the author's position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The testimony PDF contains this wording at lines 132-137, matching Alexandra Reeve Givens' submitted testimony. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

Congress also must not stand in the way of states seeking to protect their residents from the risks posed by unregulated or inadequately governed AI technologies.

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