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Three Make-Up Artists Lost Jobs Following Black-Box Automated Decision by HireVue
Three make-up artists lost their positions following an algorithmically-assessed video interview by HireVue who reportedly failed to provide adequate explanation of the findings.
- Date it happened
- 2022-03-17
- Organisation involved
- Estée Lauder
- Product, system or model
- The HireVue video interview system is an interface that conducts virtual interviews whose results are marked by algorithms. Questions in the video interview process included how to create a smokey eye
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