UK Parliament Tasks ICO With AI Hiring Code as 50% of Jobseekers Face Bot Interviews
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 16
UK Parliament Tasks ICO With AI Hiring Code as 50% of Jobseekers Face Bot Interviews
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 16
Summary
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been tasked by parliament with drafting a code of practice on AI and automated decision-making in hiring, amid mounting concern over automated interviews.
Nearly half of UK jobseekers have faced AI-led interviews, research cited in the report said, with one-way video formats and bot screening leaving many applicants frustrated and alienated.
The ICO recently found that companies often overstated human oversight of AI-generated hiring recommendations, raising concerns that supposedly reviewed decisions were only partially checked or not checked at all.
Critics say opaque recruitment software can hide algorithmic bias and make unfair treatment hard to prove, even as online interviews can cut travel costs and widen access for some candidates.
The debate lands in an already harsh entry-level labor market, with a recent IPPR report saying young people in England are increasingly losing faith in their futures.