<description>&lt;p&gt;With millions of job applications submitted to companies each year, vendors of AI software promise to democratize and speed up screening and hiring. But using machines is not without challenges. The potential damage from an algorithm that predicts the wrong outcome or excludes diverse candidates is significant. What can companies do to mitigate discrimination in AI hiring tools? In this episode, Orrick Employment Law Partner Lisa Lupion talks with Hilke Schellmann, an Emmy Award-winning reporter and journalism professor at New York University, about the promises and pitfalls of AI tools and how companies can mitigate risk in the workplace of the future.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Future Fountain Podcast

Orrick and NYU Future Labs

Episode 10 - AI + Hiring: How to Help Ensure Your AI Makes Ethical and Unbiased Decisions with Hilke Schellmann, Emmy Award-winning reporter and journalism professor at New York University

JAN 25, 202243 MIN
The Future Fountain Podcast

Episode 10 - AI + Hiring: How to Help Ensure Your AI Makes Ethical and Unbiased Decisions with Hilke Schellmann, Emmy Award-winning reporter and journalism professor at New York University

JAN 25, 202243 MIN

Description

With millions of job applications submitted to companies each year, vendors of AI software promise to democratize and speed up screening and hiring. But using machines is not without challenges. The potential damage from an algorithm that predicts the wrong outcome or excludes diverse candidates is significant. What can companies do to mitigate discrimination in AI hiring tools? In this episode, Orrick Employment Law Partner Lisa Lupion talks with Hilke Schellmann, an Emmy Award-winning reporter and journalism professor at New York University, about the promises and pitfalls of AI tools and how companies can mitigate risk in the workplace of the future.