AI and ‘Bossware’ Targeted by NY Workplace Restrictions Bill

New York employers could face stiff restrictions on artificial intelligence and how they gather data about employees under legislation introduced in the state Senate Friday.

The legislation (S7623) would ban AI-only decision-making for hiring and other employer decisions while allowing certain types of electronic monitoring to continue if certain conditions are met. Businesses also face new limits on the data they gather about workers.

“If implemented, [the bill] only bans certain high-risk and arguably illegal uses of AI, for example, to union bust or discriminate, and it makes sure that employers prove that the algorithms they use don’t discriminate against ...