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Former employees accuse the French startup Plus que pro of developing and using an AI-powered recruitment tool that excluded candidates based on sex, age, and African origin. The company denies wrongdoing, but the AI system's discriminatory filtering violated labor and anti-discrimination laws, causing harm to protected groups.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly states that an AI-powered recruitment software was used to systematically exclude candidates based on prohibited criteria, which is a direct violation of labor and anti-discrimination laws. The AI system's outputs directly led to harm by denying employment opportunities to protected groups, constituting an AI Incident under the framework. The involvement of the AI system in the discriminatory filtering and the resulting harm to individuals' rights and employment opportunities clearly meets the criteria for an AI Incident.[AI generated]