Principles to Promote Responsible Use of AI for Workforce Decisions

by Hodan Omaar August 9, 2021 https://datainnovation.org/2021/08/principles-to-promote-responsible-use-of-ai-for-workforce-decisions/

Report offers eight principles to guide policymakers in their approach to the use of AI for workforce decisions:

1. Make government an early adopter of AI for workforce decisions and share best practices.

2. Ensure data protection laws support the adoption of AI for workforce decisions.

3. Ensure employment nondiscrimination laws apply regardless of whether an organization uses AI.

4. Create rules to safeguard against new privacy risks in workforce data.

5. Regulate AI systems for workforce decisions at the national level.

6. Enable the global free flow of employee data.

7. Do not regulate the input of AI systems used for workforce decisions.

8. Focus regulation on employers, not AI vendors.