Unfair Algorithmic Decision Costs Three Make-Up Artists Their Jobs: A Call for Trustworthy AI Governance

March 17, 2022

Three make-up artists faced employment loss due to an automated decision by HireVue, raising concerns about the need for safe and secure AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
Alleged deployer
estee-lauder
Alleged developer
hirevue
Alleged harmed parties
pseudonymous-estee-lauder's-former-staff

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/192

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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