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Berkeley Global
Get an introduction from leaders and practitioners in how AI is used in HR practices to determine who sees job openings, who is judged favorably during interviews and who makes it through evaluation filters. From biases in training datasets to ill-considered models, applications of AI in HR can pose serious risks to civil rights. This asynchronous lecture offers employees and employers a deeper understanding of how AI-enabled tools are entering HR; their effects; and appropriate technology, policy and governance strategies to maximize benefits and mitigate harms.
Expert speaker: Brandie Nonnecke, founding director, CITRIS Policy Lab, UC Berkeley
Guest speakers:
- Rashida Richardson, Director of Policy Research at AI Now Institute at NYU
- Frida Polli, CEO and co-founder at Pymetrics
- Kelly Trindel, Head of Policy and Industrial and Organizational Science at Pymetrics
- Genevieve Macfarlane Smith, Associate Director at UC Berkeley's Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership
Prerequisites:
No specific prerequisites or entrance requirements needed to enroll.
Before starting the course, we strongly recommend that you have viewed the recording of the free expert panel public event:
The New HR: New Leadership Skills, Distributed Teams and AI.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of this seminar, you will:
- Gain a basic understanding of AI, including algorithms, inputs, and outputs and risks of bias and unfairness
- Learn why and how AI is employed in HR, including in hiring, recruiting and advancement processes
- Understand ethical concerns for using AI in HR processes
- Get an introduction to oversight mechanisms for companies using AI in HR, including auditing and harm mitigation techniques and evolving policies/regulations
Intended Audience
- Executive leadership in private and public sector
- Human resources and talent management professionals (including recruiters)
- Aspiring tech leaders in Silicon Valley and beyond
- Other educational institutions with an interest in the cutting-edge research, education and methods developed and implemented at UC Berkeley and at other companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley
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