DOL Outlines How Employers Can Avoid Discrimination in AI Hiring

The US Labor Department rolled out a new website Tuesday to instruct employers and workers on how to ensure artificial intelligence technology doesn’t lead to discrimination or limit accessibility for disabled job seekers.

The guidance is the latest release tied to President Joe Biden’s executive order on the safe development of AI.

The new voluntary “AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework,” will “help organizations advance their inclusive hiring policies and programs, specifically for people with disabilities, while managing the risks associated with deploying AI hiring technology,” the DOL said.

The guidance advises employers to “responsibly” implement AI in the workplace by ...