'It could entrench inequality' | Can AI lead to discrimination in recruitment?

The working world is coloured with apprehension towards artificial intelligence and the impact it’s having on society, many believing the technology will upheave society and the working world.

None the less, the likely positive consequences of AI cannot be denied, it contributing significantly to advances in alleviating the climate crisis and inequality and diagnosing health conditions.

For example, Swiss media publishing company Ringier uses AI to check for media bias in its content output, while AI-powered tools are being used to alert law enforcement agencies about human trafficking events.

AI can certainly bring about justice and equality, but in the case of equality in the workplace, could AI do more harm than good? Some spectators have warned that there is a natural bias in the use of AI. As it becomes integrated into workplaces, there could be the possibility of human bias integrating into the tasks performed by robots when data is put into the machine.