On the importance of eliminating bias in AI-based recruitment

The commercialisation of artificial intelligence (AI) is taking a similar route, which is unsurprising. But, given AI's innate ability to adapt and learn at an exponential rate, it may not be a bad thing. What needs to be done to ensure the use of AI in hiring is unbiased and equitable? To avoid legal wrangling, the data being used to train AI must be sufficiently representative of all groups. This is especially crucial in hiring because many professional work settings – particularly in industries like computing, finance and media – are dominated by white and/or male employees.