Unconscious Bias

Unconscious bias is often defined as prejudice or unsupported judgments against a person, group, or thing formed outside of one’s personal conscious awareness.

July 17, 2023 | 4 minutes read

Embracing AI for Fair Opportunities in Blind Hiring

Discrimination in the hiring process can be based on factors like ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion, many of which are often revealed in resumes.

September 23, 2022 | 5 minutes read

New York City Enacts AI Bias Employment Discrimination Law

In December of 2021, NYC became the first jurisdiction within the US to enact a law that addresses algorithmic bias as it pertains to hiring practices.

September 20, 2022 | 4 minutes read

The Algorithmic Accountability Act, Bias, and Tech

The Algorithmic Accountability Act is a draft law first that would regulate the use of AI in business as it pertains to bias in software development.

February 14, 2022 | 4 minutes read

The IRS, New Facial Recognition, Bias and Privacy Concerns

On Monday, February 7, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service or IRS announced plans to discontinue their contract with ID.me.

December 06, 2021 | 5 minutes read

Section 504, A New Standard for Equality in Education

Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973 mandates that educational institutions provide accommodations to children with disabilities.

November 30, 2021 | 4 minutes read

Employment Discrimination in the State of California

The Fair Chance Act is a California state law pertaining to employment discrimination that recently went into effect on January 1, 2018.

November 24, 2021 | 4 minutes read

Fighting Employment Discrimination in New York City

The Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act or the SCDEA for short is a civil rights law that was passed in New York City in 2015.

November 18, 2021 | 4 minutes read

Fighting Discrimination Against Disabled People in America

The ADA is a federal civil rights law that was passed in 1990 for the purpose of preventing discrimination against disabled Americans.

May 13, 2021 | 7 minutes read

Bias Detection When Developing AI Algorithms

As the development of AI happens over the course of many stages, it is imperative that unconscious biases are addressed at every stage of development. Four common examples of these stages include data collection, data processing, data analysis, and modeling.

May 05, 2021 | 3 minutes read

How Can Machine Learning be Used to Fix Unconscious Bias?

In the context of a resume, redaction can be used to censor this information all together so that hiring managers can make hires based on skills, education, and ability.

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