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Gender, race, and intersectional bias in resume screening via language model

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Tags: artificial intelligence, language models.large, work, hiring, jobs, resumes, bias.intersectional, bias.gender, bias.racial, studies, author.lisa stiffler, source.geekwire
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/ai-overwhelmingly-prefers-white-and-male-job-candidates-in-new-test-of-resume-screening-bias/

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Title
AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias
Authors
Lisa Stiffler
Published
Oct 31 2024
Word count
834 words

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  1. sparksbet
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    Hardly surprising, as there's no reason we'd expect them to not have the same problems as earlier language models in this respect, which we know are incredibly good at being biased in this way...

    Hardly surprising, as there's no reason we'd expect them to not have the same problems as earlier language models in this respect, which we know are incredibly good at being biased in this way even when we try to eliminate sources of information about race and gender. These are pattern-finding machines, after all -- and these patterns are deeply embedded into our world and our language use. The unfortunate thing is that unlike previous high-profile examples of biased models used for resume screening, I doubt this is going to stop companies from using them for this purpose. Which is just going to compound the issue and further disadvantage those who are already at a disadvantage.

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