City’s Law on AI Hiring Tools Prompts Wary Employers to Step Back

Michael Schulman spoke to Columbia News Service about the effects of a recent New York law that requires employers who depend on “Automated Employment Decision Tools” — processes that use artificial intelligence (AI) technology rather than humans for screening applicants — to publish yearly audits assessing the tools they use.

“People have told me that part of the outcome of the law is kind of overall, just foregoing use of AI processes, even though they were previously using it,” said Michael. He noted that some of his clients have voiced concerns about unintentionally reducing the pool of diverse candidates by not using AI tools. “They were hopeful that by using AI, they might pay more attention to or be more interested in candidates that they might not otherwise have contacted.”

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