Fairness and transparency call as AI transforms recruitment

AI is rapidly reshaping recruitment in the UK, yielding companies unprecedented efficiency gains; however, regulators are warning that these benefits must be balanced with fairness and transparency to maintain public trust.

- SASKIA KOOPMAN

William Malcolm, executive director of regulatory risk and innovation at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), explained at Tuesday's AI regulation summit: "We want organisations and individuals to benefit from AI, but that can only happen if safeguards are in place to ensure transparency and protect people's data, which is at the heart of everything we do at the ICO."