Good article. IBM and SHRM are both Promoting good approaches to biases in AI.  They are also running commercials behind them.

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> On Oct 31, 2019, at 11:20 PM, Dave Touretzky <dst@cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
> 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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