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Re:Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias ... by dudul on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:24PM (#18186365)
I don't understand how your example is an evidence that data came from mean who didn't want to hire women.

These interview processes exist sure, and I personally find them idiotic, but is there evidence that they disqualify women more than men?

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Re:Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias ... by guitarbill on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @12:38PM (#18186509)
From this article/Amazon - no. From my personal experience, yes.

After we moved to a logic-based test, we were able to hire several more women from interesting disciplines including psychology, math, and biology. The tests involved technical problems written in a general way. For example, thread scheduling was written to instead involving painters, rooms, and drying time. We were able to hire 4 women on a ~50 person team in a very short time, and it worked out pretty well.

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