Listen "AI in Recruitment: Navigating GDPR Compliance and Challenges"
Episode Synopsis
Tom Fox and Jonathan Armstrong, renowned cybersecurity experts, co-host the award-winning Life with GDPR. This episode explores the complex intersection of AI and recruitment, focusing on compliance challenges under GDPR and potential risks.
Jonathan highlights that AI is often more prevalent in recruitment processes than many compliance officers realize, often through third-party vendors. He discusses the regulatory landscape in the UK and EU, sharing insights on recent cases related to automated decision-making and the transparency required for such systems. Jonathan offers a seven-point plan for organizations that use or are considering using AI in recruitment, covering provider selection, due diligence, transparency obligations, and mechanisms for handling data subject requests. The conversation underscores the need for proactive engagement between data protection officers, compliance teams, and recruiters to ensure that AI tools are used responsibly and transparently.
Key takeaways:
AI in Recruitment: An Overview
Legal and Ethical Concerns
Transparency and Fairness in AI Decisions
Practical Steps for Companies
Future of AI in Recruitment
Resources:
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Connect with Jonathan Armstrong
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Jonathan highlights that AI is often more prevalent in recruitment processes than many compliance officers realize, often through third-party vendors. He discusses the regulatory landscape in the UK and EU, sharing insights on recent cases related to automated decision-making and the transparency required for such systems. Jonathan offers a seven-point plan for organizations that use or are considering using AI in recruitment, covering provider selection, due diligence, transparency obligations, and mechanisms for handling data subject requests. The conversation underscores the need for proactive engagement between data protection officers, compliance teams, and recruiters to ensure that AI tools are used responsibly and transparently.
Key takeaways:
AI in Recruitment: An Overview
Legal and Ethical Concerns
Transparency and Fairness in AI Decisions
Practical Steps for Companies
Future of AI in Recruitment
Resources:
Connect with Tom Fox
Connect with Jonathan Armstrong
PunterSouthall
Life with GDPR was recently honored as a Top Data Security Podcast.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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