President Biden's Executive Order signed six months ago marks a pivotal moment in America's approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI). This directive not only embraces AI's potential but also prioritizes the management of its risks. With a clear focus on safety, equity and innovation, federal agencies were tasked with safeguarding workers' rights, protecting consumers, and upholding civil rights amidst the widespread adoption of AI technologies.

On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden's executive order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) set a new trajectory for the responsible implementation of AI technologies, particularly in the labor and employment sector. This groundbreaking directive represents a concerted effort to balance the transformative potential of AI with its inherent risks.

At its best, artificial intelligence is the world’s most informative and efficient assistant.The ability to gather information, lend knowledge, sort data, source figures, and scale endlessly at a moment’s notice is an employer’s dream. But, as contractors learned at the NILG Conference, the federal government foresees a significant risk to equal employment opportunity if the technology is embraced too quickly or haphazardly. AI has the potential to both exacerbate and mitigate discrimination in hiring, depending on how it is developed and deployed.

New laws put a significant burden on NYC employers using automated employment decision tools in the internal and external selection process. 

This is a guest post by Toni Ahl, President at EEO Advantage. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of OutSolve or its employees.