‘Measure of magnitude' | Using AI for HR? Employees could “opt-out” of AI decision-making under proposed Congress bill

The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a bill currently in Congress, includes a provision that would require employers to notify applicants and employees when AI is used for workplace decisions and even permit workers to “opt out” of AI use for decisions relating to employment.

If passed by Congress, the APRA would have significant ramifications for how employers can use AI software as it relates to prospective candidates and existing employees, potentially disrupting the plans that many HR teams have for using AI at work.

A survey from Elevate of over 2,900 HR leaders and C-suite executives in the US and Canada finds that over 70% of HR teams are using or planning to use AI in their functions.

The proposal is contained within a bipartisan federal proposal introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.