A parallel YouGov poll found that only 32% of people are aware AI is being used for decision-making in general. Awareness of automated decision-making in workplaces and the criminal justice system is even lower, at 14% and 9% respectively. “An increasing amount of decision-making – in our public services, the job market and healthcare – is taking place via ever-more opaque processes. The RSA panel spent four days examining the spread of AI and automated decision-making into recruitment, healthcare and policing. Unilever is using software from a US-company, HireVue, in the UK and abroad, having first trialled it in 2017.

Source: The Guardian October 25, 2019 04:52 UTC