AI-powered HR platform Workday must face claims that its algorithmic screening tool was built with biased training data and disproportionately weeds out job applicants who are Black, disabled and over 40, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled,
The 20-page decision, issued Friday by Judge Rita Lin of the Northern District of California, tees upa legal showdown over the use of AI in making hiring decisions that could have sweeping implications for U.S. employers and HR vendors.
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