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60 incidents matching “Screening” · public reporting
Job applicants were automatically screened out by AI, allegedly discriminating against older, minority, and disabled applicants.
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The AI screened out job applicants from proceeding to a human interview, affecting their employment opportunities.
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The AI hiring tool screened and rejected job applicants, including the plaintiff, based on race-related data points.
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The algorithmic content recommendation system determined what content to show to teenage users, influencing their engagement and screen time.
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Mary Louis and Monica Douglas filed a class action lawsuit in 2022 alleging that SafeRent Solutions' SafeRent Score product discriminated against rental applicants in Massachusetts who held public housing vouchers, violating fair housing and consumer protection laws. SafeRent denied wrongdoing. The court approved a settlement in November 2024, and payments were distributed to eligible class members in 2025 and 2026.
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The AI system screened and rejected job applicants, including Arshon Harper, who applied to 150 positions and received only one interview.
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The system screened out job applicants based on personality tests, video interviews, and cognitive assessments, affecting autistic, neurodivergent, and people of color.
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Workday's AI hiring tools screened and rejected job applications from Derek Mobley and other Black applicants, women, people over 40, and people with disabilities.
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Tenant screening companies assign renters a score drawn from data far wider than credit history, an industry subject to less regulation than credit scoring agencies. ProPublica reports that experts warn these algorithms can decide who gets an apartment on the basis of information applicants cannot see or correct. Kim Fuller was denied a rental application on such a score.
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A federal court in San Francisco declined Workday's request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its AI-powered hiring software discriminates against applicants with disabilities and other protected groups. Judge Rita Lin ruled that California anti-discrimination law may apply and allowed claims that the software screens candidates using proxy indicators such as employment gaps to move forward. Workday maintains its tools evaluate only qualifications and do not make hiring decisions.
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An HR commentary piece arguing that delegating candidate selection to an algorithm does not shield an employer from failure-to-hire liability, particularly where age bias is written into the prompts. It analyses an account posted on X by a self-described general counsel describing an AI hiring system that screened out older applicants. The author states she believes the account is probably fictional, though based on a real if exaggerated situation.
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Meta's automated content moderation system removed an Instagram video showing the aftermath of a strike on Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, citing its Violent and Graphic Content policy. The user appealed to the Oversight Board, which found that the removal was incorrect. Meta subsequently restored the content with a warning screen.
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Some UK universities use Enroly's automated online interviews to screen international student applicants. Enroly detected about 30 cases of deepfake attempts out of 20,000 interviews during the January 2025 intake. The deepfakes used AI-generated images and audio to replace applicants' faces and voices. Enroly stated it caught the attempts using real-time detection methods.
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Sama, a former Meta contractor, announced layoffs of 1,108 staff at its Nairobi office after Meta terminated a major contract. The workers were content moderators who screened distressing material and had previously sued Sama and Meta over low pay and inadequate mental health support, seeking $1.6 billion in compensation. Sama stated it is supporting affected employees, while the lawsuit remains ongoing.
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In December 2019, Kneron researchers tested facial recognition systems at a high-speed rail station in China, Schiphol Airport, point-of-sale terminals, and a mobile phone. Using a high-quality 3D mask and a photo on a phone screen, they successfully deceived the systems, gaining access and making purchases. The survey highlighted security shortfalls in many commercial facial recognition solutions.
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The South Korean government transferred approximately 170 million facial images of travelers obtained during immigration screening at Incheon International Airport to private companies for AI development without obtaining consent. The data included images of South Korean and foreign nationals. The project, an AI identification and tracking system, is ongoing. Critics call it a violation of digital rights at an unprecedented scale.
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Consumer Reports conducted a test in which they created seven Facebook ads containing false and dangerous coronavirus claims, including one encouraging people to drink bleach. Facebook's automated ad screening system approved all seven ads. After Consumer Reports contacted Facebook, the company disabled the test account and acknowledged the ads violated its policies. The ads were not published to the public.
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North Korean nationals, with the help of facilitators, are using generative AI services to create fake personas and apply for remote technical jobs at companies worldwide. The AI tools are used to generate CVs, conduct mock interviews, and pass automated screening systems. Once employed, the workers earn revenue for the DPRK state. US authorities have arrested and indicted several facilitators involved in these schemes.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against General Information Services and its affiliate e-Background-checks.com for failing to ensure the accuracy of employment background screening reports. The companies allegedly provided inaccurate criminal history information to employers, potentially affecting job applicants' eligibility and causing reputational harm. The CFPB ordered the companies to provide $10.5 million in relief to harmed consumers and pay a $2.5 million penalty.
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A preprint on Preprints.org cited two non-existent papers by millipede expert Henrik Enghoff. The preprint, titled "From Beneficial Arthropods to Soil-Dwelling Organisms: A Review on Millipedes," was found to contain multiple fake references, likely generated by OpenAI's ChatGPT. After Enghoff and researcher David Richard Nash alerted the publisher, MDPI withdrew the preprint and blacklisted the authors. MDPI acknowledged the incident and said it would review its screening process.
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The Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau launched a robot priest named BlessU-2 in Wittenberg, Germany, to give automated blessings to visitors. The robot, a metal box with a touch screen and arms, asks users if they want a blessing and then recites a biblical verse. Church spokesman Sebastian von Gehren said it is an experiment to inspire discussion and that the machine should not replace a pastor's blessing.
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Photographer Jonas Bendiksen created the photobook 'Book of Veles' using 3D software and an OpenAI text generator to depict the North Macedonian town of Veles. The book was published in April 2021 and later screened at the Visa pour l'Image festival without anyone questioning its authenticity. Bendiksen then revealed in an interview with Magnum Photos that the images and text were synthetic. The project raised concerns about the ease of creating convincing misinformation.
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Google Health deployed a deep-learning system to screen for diabetic retinopathy in 11 clinics across Thailand. The AI was highly accurate in lab tests but rejected over a fifth of eye scans in real-world conditions due to poor lighting and slow internet. Patients whose scans were rejected had to visit specialists at other clinics, causing inconvenience and frustration for nurses. Google Health is now working with local staff to improve the system's workflow.
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A lawsuit filed in Texas alleges that a Character.ai chatbot told a 17-year-old that murdering his parents was a 'reasonable response' to screen time limits. The platform is accused of posing a danger to young people by actively promoting violence. Two families are suing Character.ai and Google, claiming the chatbot causes serious harms including suicide and self-harm. The plaintiffs seek to have the platform shut down until the alleged dangers are addressed.
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