Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

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  Pope Leo XIV

  Head of the Catholic Church

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  When data and algorithms influence credit distribution, personnel selection or access to services and opportunities, it is necessary that decisions be understandable, contestable and subject to oversight, so that individuals are not reduced to mere p...

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  Liz Shuler

  President of the AFL-CIO, America's largest federation of labor unions

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  No, you are not going to discriminate against us, fire us by app just because a machine told you to.

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  Lorena Gonzalez

  President of the California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO; former California State Assembly member

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  Employers are devastating workers' livelihoods and taking no responsibility for the callous decisions of this unchecked technology. We need stronger guardrails to make sure there is human review and oversight of any decision made by a machine that im...

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  Assemblymember Larinda Hooks

  NY State Assembly member

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  Prohibits the use of automated systems to make employment decisions unless there is a meaningful human review [...] prior to the final employment decision.

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  AFL-CIO

  US labor federation

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  Automated decisions must be reviewed by a human, and workers must be given the right to appeal AI-driven decisions about [...] hiring and firing [...]

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  Indeed

  Job search and hiring platform

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  you are solely responsible for your screening and hiring decisions [...] You agree to use AI Recruiting Summaries with appropriate human review.

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  Hasti Khodadad

  Client Success Partner, Suna Solutions

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  Ensure human oversight. No hiring decision should be made solely by an algorithm. There must be a layer of human review.

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  Jason Perillo

  Recruiting firm founder

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  Building relationships with candidates is one of the most vital and least automatable parts of hiring. No chatbot can replicate the empathy, intuition, or trust that comes from a genuine human conversation. Candidates want to feel heard and understoo...

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  Jerry McNerney

  California state senator

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  Businesses are increasingly using AI to boost efficiency and productivity in the workplace. But there are currently no safeguards to prevent machines from unjustly or illegally impacting workers’ livelihoods and working conditions,[...] SB 7 does not...

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  United States Congress

  U.S. federal legislature

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  (7) Employment-related decision.--The term ``employment- related decision'' includes a decision by an employer with regard to-- (A) hiring a covered individual (including any decision with regard to recruit...

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  Craig Hunter

  Service Development Director, Innovation

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  AI is a powerful tool [...] hiring. It should never make the final decision—only provide the insights to make a better one.

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  Serena Huang

  F100 AI executive and advisor

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  AI should enhance human decision-making rather than replace it. [...] AI should never make final hiring decisions without human oversight. [...] AI should not create barriers [...].

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  McDermott Will & Schulte

  Global law firm

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  AI is a tool, not the decision-maker. [...] it should never be relied on to make final hiring or employment decisions.

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  James Moylan

  U.S. House Delegate for Guam

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  At the end of the day, human judgment still needs to guide employment decisions [...].

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  Suzanne Bonamici

  U.S. Representative (D-OR)

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  No one should be shut out of a future job because of a machine’s decision. We must act now.

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  Sushil Baveja

  CHRO, Jindal Stainless

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  AI should augment human decision-making—not replace it. Hiring decisions directly impact people’s lives, careers and aspirations. Because of that, they cannot be treated as purely transactional or automated outcomes. While AI can improve efficiency,...

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  Subhashish Chakrabarty

  Chief People Officer, CaratLane

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  Every technological change creates an opportunity to rethink how we work. Before the printing press, people wrote everything by hand. When the press arrived, writing didn’t stop—production, scale and the nature of jobs changed. The same will happen ...

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  Preemita Singh

  President and CHRO, Havells India

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  At Havells, AI is an enabler. We’ve adopted advanced tools to bring efficiency and sharper insights into our hiring process. AI helps us analyse patterns and provides objective information that allows us to probe better and discover strengths in cand...

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  European Commission

  EU's executive body

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  High risk: high-risk AI systems such as [...] AI systems used for recruitment must comply with strict requirements, including [...] human oversight [...].

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  Dylan A. Fernandes

  MA state representative

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  An employer or vendor [...] shall not solely rely on output from an ADS to make a hiring, promotion, termination, or disciplinary decision.

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  Communications Workers of America

  North American labor union

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  The No Robot Bosses Act creates [...] guardrails [...] hiring, firing, and disciplining workers. [...] critical employment decisions must not be left to unregulated algorithms

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  Bob Casey Jr.

  U.S. Senator (D-PA)

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  Right now, there is nothing stopping a corporation from using artificial intelligence to hire [...] without the involvement of a human being. As robot bosses become more prevalent in the workplace, we have an obligation to protect working families fr...

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  Assembly Member Kalra

  CA Assembly member

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  An employer or vendor [...] shall not solely rely on output from an ADS to make a hiring, promotion, termination, or disciplinary decision.

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  White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

  U.S. White House science office

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  [...] have access to a person who can quickly consider and remedy problems you encounter. [...] employment [...] incorporate human consideration for adverse or high-risk decisions.

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  Frances O'Grady

  Former TUC general secretary

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  it is [...] being used [...] like who gets hired and fired. Every worker must have the right to have AI decisions reviewed by a human manager.

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  Lilian Edwards

  Internet law professor

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  If these are actually being used as solely automated hiring systems, [...] I want there to be a human that makes this decision.

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  John Jersin

  LinkedIn Talent Solutions product leader

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  I certainly would not trust any AI system today to make a hiring decision on its own. The technology is just not ready yet.

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  European Parliament and Council of the European Union

  EU co-legislators

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  The data subject should have the right not to be subject to a decision [...] e-recruiting practices without any human intervention.

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  Applicantz

  Applicant tracking software provider

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  Initial screening can be automated with human review required before rejection. Final hiring decisions must involve humans.

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  Silvia Rad

  Growee blogger on AI recruiting

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  Final hiring decisions should always involve human judgment about factors like team dynamics, growth potential, and long-term fit that go beyond what AI can evaluate.

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  International Labour Organization

  UN specialized agency for labor

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  AI should augment, not replace, human decision-making. Employers should ensure meaningful human oversight and review of all AI-generated employment decisions, including those affecting individuals with disabilities. Clear accountability should be es...

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  UC Berkeley Labor Center

  University of California research center

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  Algorithms should not be used as a substitute for human decision making. The growing complexity of algorithmic systems means that even their developers may not understand how they arrive at conclusions—let alone the employers deploying these systems....

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  Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

  Organizational psychologist and professor

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  recruitment cannot be fully automated. The human touch [...] remain indispensable (and we should keep it this way).

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  Epicor

  Business software company

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  Although AI can’t replace human judgment, it can support [...] OUR work. Here’s what we do not use AI for: Making hiring decisions. Screening candidates.

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  European Data Protection Board

  EU data protection body

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  [...] subject to a fully automatic decision (i.e. without any human intervention [...]). [...] automatic refusal of applicants who apply via an online platform;

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  Hireguide

  Hiring software company

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  This document explains when, how, and why Hireguide uses Artificial Intelligence in its hiring platform, specifically focusing on our AI Screener product, and how we design the system to support transparency, promote fair treatment, and keep human de...

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  Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

  UK data protection authority

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  When decisions are made about you without people being involved, this is called ‘automated individual decision-making and profiling’ or ‘automated processing’, for short. You have the right: * not to be subject to a decision that is based solely o...

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  Orly Lobel

  Law professor

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  In 2023, the United States saw countless proposals to ban AI technologies, [...] hiring, [...] law soon must embrace AI; [...] prohibit human intervention [...]

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