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Introduction
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and transform various industries, it also significantly impacts employment law. AI systems are increasingly used in the workplace to automate tasks and make processes more efficient. Still, they also raise several legal and ethical questions that must be addressed.
As of today, several companies are using AI in their recruitment process. One example is Unilever, a global consumer goods company, implementing an AI-powered recruitment tool called HireVue.2 HireVue uses AI to analyse video interviews and assess candidate suitability for the role based on facial expressions, tone of voice, and language. The system also uses data from other sources, such as resumes and online tests, to build a comprehensive profile of each candidate. This way, the employer tries to improve the quality of future hires, reduce the time and cost associated with the recruitment process and calibrate the diversity of its candidate pool.
Although the use of AI, in this case, has significantly streamlined the recruitment process, concerns have been raised regarding potential biases in the algorithms used. Following controversies regarding the facial recognition features of their algorithm, the company discontinued this aspect of video interviews after internal research pinpointed that visual analysis of interviews no longer added value to...
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