Miriam Wugmeister, Michael Schulman, and Sadé Tidwell authored an article for HR.com explaining Local Law 144 of 2021 (LL144), an expansive law passed in New York City regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring, and discussing what this law means for employers.
“According to the NYC City Council, AEDT [automated employment decision tool] and other AI tools have unintended consequences,” the authors wrote. “The City Council submits that while they are useful for efficiency, cost-saving measures, and, in some cases, to reduce bias, AEDT and AI may be susceptible to biased decision-making. AEDT and AI tools make decisions over time based on training data.”
They added: “Legislators and advocates are concerned that the data can replicate racial and other biases in the hiring process, as it can incorporate biased human decisions and inputs, perpetuating or reflecting historical or social inequities, even if sensitive variables, such as gender, race, or sexual orientation, are removed. These concerns prompted NYC to pass LL144, aiming to create more transparency regarding the use of these tools by employers and to avoid discriminatory outcomes.”
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