AI developers would not be explicitly subject to California job discriminatory complaints in the use of their hiring tools under revised draft regulations approved Friday by a state panel.
Council members of the California Civil Rights Department voted to clarify that state employment discrimination law would include the use of automated tools, but removed mention of the creators of such technology being responsible for the illegal use of their products.
AI companies had feared they could be held responsible for bias under the draft rules. Surveys have found that almost 80% of businesses already rely upon such services, with the ...