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LinkedIn’s job-matching AI was biased. The company’s solution? More AI.

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LinkedIn’s job-matching AI was biased. The company’s solution? More AI.

Image: MS TECH | ENVATO. Article and . MIT Technology Review – June 23, 2021.

ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn—most of the world’s biggest job search sites use AI to match people with job openings. But the algorithms don’t always play fair.

Years ago, LinkedIn discovered that the recommendation algorithms it uses to match job candidates with opportunities were producing biased results. The algorithms were ranking candidates partly on the basis of how likely they were to apply for a position or respond to a recruiter. The system wound up referring more men than women for open roles simply because men are often more aggressive at seeking out new opportunities. […]

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