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HireVue drops facial monitoring amid A.I. algorithm audit

The journalist Malcolm Gladwell, on his podcast, “Revisionist History,” devoted a recent episode to his theory of “hiring nihilism.” It is Gladwell’s belief that people are so bad at predicting who will perform well at a given role—especially based on traditional screening criteria such as CVs and candidate interviews—that one should simply concede that all […]

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3 things to watch for in A.I. in 2021

New developments in artificial intelligence may seem trivial compared to recent events like the Capitol riots in which pro-Trump rioters attempted to subvert the election. But 2021 will likely be a big year for A.I., and with a new White House administration soon in place, there may be a clearer set of national A.I. policies […]

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How A.I. can speed up the COVID-19 vaccination drive

Happy New Year everyone! A warm welcome back too to my Fortune “Eye on A.I.” partner Jonathan Vanian, who has just returned from paternity leave. Jonathan helped compile the news items, research, and Brain Food sections for this week’s newsletter. I spent some time over the last few weeks reporting a story, which will be […]

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A.I. Should Have real–along with Also Other takeways from this Season’s NeurIPS

Here is the internet edition of Eye on A.I.,” Fortune’s weekly newsletter covering artificial intelligence along with enterprise. To receive it delivered {} your in-box, then sign here. Hello and welcome to this Previous “Eye on A.I.” of 2020! It is almost always a fantastic place for taking the heartbeat of this area. Held entirely virtually […]