Earlier this week,, Governor Newsom vetoed California’s AI Safety bill—a huge setback for people with disabilities. The bill aimed to address bias in AI by setting standards for data set quality and requiring oversight. Why does this matter for people…
The First Barrier Most Wheelchair-using Job Seekers Face isn’t a Staircase. It’s Bias Embedded by HR into a Hiring Algorithm that Filters us Out Before a Human Sees Our Resume
Digital barriers are blocking job opportunities for many qualified individuals. Unsupervised AI-based automated hiring tools are having severe, detrimental effects. The results of using rigid keywords, unfair rules, and outdated assumptions to select interview candidates without human review are very…
Disability and AI Bias
Researchers/legislation are focused on AI Bias with respect to gender and race. Few people are examining AI bias with respect to disability. In May, San Francisco passed an ordinance banning the city governmentfrom using facial recognition technology. The primary concern exhibited…