AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you fairly. Researchers already know that LLMs pick up human biases from their training data. New research suggests that LLMs can also develop their own biases from…
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Published: 20 July 2026
Source: MIT Technology Review
Category: News
Topics: Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 21 July 2026
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