On a similar topic, https://survivalofthebestfit.com/ is a nice (and interactive!) way of getting people to think about the risks of using AI for recruitment - and why it needs to be done very carefully (such as, I hope, has been done in IBM).

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From: Dave Touretzky <dst@cs.cmu.edu>
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [AI4K12] Why IBM is using A.I. to find jobs for people who don’t have a college degree
Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 4:20 AM

We hear a lot about the need to avoid bias in AI systems that make
decisions about people. Here's an article about how IBM is using AI to
overcome human biases and help find talented people with nontraditional
backgrounds.

Opening paragraphs:

   Why IBM is using A.I. to find jobs for people who don’t have a college degree

   With the unemployment rate at a low 3.7% and the skills shortage
   severe, corporations need to get creative about finding talented job
   candidates. IBM is among the technology giants testing new methods
   involving artificial intelligence to overcome the labor market
   challenges.

   AI has been applied to the job application process directly as a
   method to prevent human bias in hiring decisions. Now more companies
   are using AI assessment tools to reverse-engineer job roles and find
   candidates often overlooked by recruiters.

Link to full article:
  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/03/why-ibm-is-using-ai-to-find-jobs-for-people-without-college-degree.html

-- Dave
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