Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on Artificial Intelligence

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on Artificial Intelligence – published December 2021. The Special Rapporteur’s report on Artificial intelligence and the rights of persons with disabilities addresses the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and machine-learning technologies from a disability rights perspective. These new… Continue reading Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on Artificial Intelligence

Algorithm-driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination?

Algorithm-driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination? The Centre for Democracy & Technology. Algorithm-driven hiring tools have grown increasingly prevalent in recent years. Thousands of job-seekers across the United States are now asked to record videos that employers mine for facial and vocal cues. Employers using these tools seek a fast and efficient… Continue reading Algorithm-driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination?

AI for disability inclusion’ by Accenture

This research based on Accenture’s ongoing study of persons with disabilities in the workplace, and advances in “human + machine” work, shows that Artificial Intelligence (AI)—when developed and used responsibly and ethically—has the potential to facilitate the entire employment journey for persons with disabilities. It can help organizations identify candidates (and vice versa). It can… Continue reading AI for disability inclusion’ by Accenture

Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem

Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem’ White Paper by The Institute for Ethical AI. This white paper details the impacts to and concerns of disabled employment seekers using AI systems for recruitment, and provides recommendations on the steps employers can take to ensure innovation in recruitment is also fair to all users. In doing so,… Continue reading Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem