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nearly every business environment. The use of AI in various employment processes is advancing rapidly with new products and services entering the market at an explosive pace promising efficiencies and added value.</span><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">But a challenge for rapid innovation is the ability for regulatory requirements to keep pace. In the recruiting and hiring process, where AI provides an aid to human decision making, how can you combine important technological innovation with a proactive approach to employment law regulations and compliance requirements?</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>99%</strong></span><br><span class="s1">of Fortune 500 companies rely on the aid of talent-sifting software</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>55%</strong></span><br><span class="s1">of HR leaders in the U.S. use predictive algorithms to support hiring</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>46%</strong></span><br><span class="s1">of business leaders are using AI to make DEIB-related workforce decisions</span></p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <section class="content-hero content-hero--img-md cisr-Intersectional-Blue"> <div class="content-hero__wrap"> <div class="container"> <h2>The Principles & Protocols</h2> <div class="content-hero__bg-wrap" aria-hidden="true"> <img src="/getmedia/521705e1-cb5a-4e33-9dbc-78050df82545/CISR-AI-Principles-Protocols.jpg" srcSet="/getmedia/521705e1-cb5a-4e33-9dbc-78050df82545/CISR-AI-Principles-Protocols.jpg 958w, /getmedia/521705e1-cb5a-4e33-9dbc-78050df82545/CISR-AI-Principles-Protocols.jpg 959w" sizes="(max-width: 958px) 958px, 959px" alt="Principles and Protocols covers" loading="lazy" > </div> <div class="content-hero__content"> <div class="content-hero__copy"> <p class="p1" id="isPasted"><span class="s1">In collaboration with Epstein Becker & Green and senior legal and privacy representatives from more than a dozen large global employers, including Amazon, Allegis, Dentsu Americas, Koch Industries, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Unilever, CISR launched an initiative to develop a new self-regulatory regime for AI in recruiting and hiring.</span></p><p class="p1" id="isPasted"><span class="s1">The Principles for Trustworthy AI in Recruiting and Hiring serve as a global baseline standard for the use of AI applications in recruitment and hiring, providing practical and actionable guidance for employers and vendors seeking to leverage AI technology responsibly and equitably. The Independent Certification Protocols for AI-Enabled Hiring and Recruiting Technologies supplement the Principles by providing employers and vendors a framework for self-certifying compliance with the Principles.</span></p> </div> <footer> <a href="https://assets.bbbprograms.org/docs/librariesprovider5/default-document-library/cisr_ai-hiring-principles_2023.pdf?sfvrsn=29b3a3fc_6&__hstc=190447092.7ea3b91ce7815ff7cc4703b86c67447d.1716990444288.1720804548134.1721045557955.24&__hssc=190447092.10.1721045557955&__hsfp=1399665375&_gl=1*1u6yquc*_gcl_au*MTk0OTI2ODMzMi4xNzE0MDU0NDE2*_ga*NTY0NDYwMTE4LjE2NjgwMjY1NDg.*_ga_FXP6NWPNYM*MTcyMTA3ODU0Ny4yMjIuMS4xNzIxMDc5MjE3LjQ3LjAuMA..*_ga_BM4RBEEQ37*MTcyMTA3ODU0Ny4xOTEuMS4xNzIxMDc5MjE3LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.123929482.1043225756.1721045556-564460118.1668026548" class="btn btn--secondary" target="_blank">The Principles</a> <a href="https://assets.bbbprograms.org/docs/librariesprovider5/default-document-library/cisr_ai-hiring-protocols_2023.pdf?sfvrsn=7efa38c9_6&__hstc=190447092.7ea3b91ce7815ff7cc4703b86c67447d.1716990444288.1720804548134.1721045557955.24&__hssc=190447092.10.1721045557955&__hsfp=1399665375&_gl=1*1qnnsho*_gcl_au*MTk0OTI2ODMzMi4xNzE0MDU0NDE2*_ga*NTY0NDYwMTE4LjE2NjgwMjY1NDg.*_ga_FXP6NWPNYM*MTcyMTA3ODU0Ny4yMjIuMS4xNzIxMDc5MjE3LjQ3LjAuMA..*_ga_BM4RBEEQ37*MTcyMTA3ODU0Ny4xOTEuMS4xNzIxMDc5MjE3LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.153185208.1043225756.1721045556-564460118.1668026548" class="btn btn--secondary" target="_blank">The Protocols</a> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="text-section theme-normal text-section--cols1 text-section--text-adjacent"> <div class="container"> <section> <h2><p class="p1" id="isPasted"><span class="s1">The Time is Now</span></p></h2> <div class="richtext"> <p class="p1" id="isPasted"><span class="s1">Regulatory shortcomings remain fertile ground for lawsuits, and the Biden Administration civil rights law enforcement agencies are focused on AI.    <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="s1"> </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">However, there are still few regulatory restrictions on AI in the job hiring/recruiting space at the federal or state levels beyond new guidance analyzing existing employment law. As a result, products sometimes come to market untested, un-validated, and generally unwitting of employment law requirements for a company’s particular use case...creating fertile ground for lawsuits alleging disparate impact or treatment against both vendors and employers who use these products.</span></p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-rule White"> <div class="container"> <div class="horizontal-rule__rule"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anchor-to__section" id="AIInHiringConsultationForm" data-anchor-omit="false" data-anchor-name="AIInHiringConsultationForm"> </div> </main> <footer role="contentinfo"> <div class="form-section" id="footerForm"> <div class="form-section__bg cisr-Neutral-06"></div> <div class="container"> <div class="form-section__main-copy"> <div class="form-section__main-copy-inner"> <h2>Contact Us</h2> </div> </div> <div class="form-section__bg-wrap" aria-hidden="true"> <img src="/getmedia/b9e318ff-0975-438f-8caf-350ced1fce4b/CISR-FooterThumbnail.svg?ext=.svg" loading="lazy" alt=" " /> </div> <div class="form-section__wrap cisr-Neutral-06"> <div class="hubspot-form-embed hubspot-form-embed--collapsible" data-hubspot-portal-id="47411117" data-hubspot-form-id="6f217556-7e34-4a28-8e19-25278dfa2845" style="--mb-preload-height:10.5rem;--dk-preload-height:10.5rem" ></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="site-footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="site-footer__nav collapse collapse--accordion"> <div class="site-footer__logo"><a href="/" class="logo logo--footer"><span class="sr-only">BBB National Programs, navigate home</span></a></div> <ul> <li> <ul> </ul> </li> <li> <div class="collapse__item"> <div class="collapse__header"><a href=""></a><button class="collapse__btn" aria-label="Show sub-menu" aria-controls="footer-services" aria-expanded="false"></button></div> <div class="collapse__body" id="footer-services"> <div class="collapse__body-inner"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="collapse__item"> <div class="collapse__header"> <a href=""></a><button class="collapse__btn" aria-label="Show sub-menu" aria-controls="footer-resources" aria-expanded="false"></button></div> <div class="collapse__body" id="footer-resources"> <div class="collapse__body-inner"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="collapse__item"> <div class="collapse__header"><a href=""></a><button class="collapse__btn" aria-label="Show sub-menu" aria-controls="footer-national-partners" aria-expanded="false"></button></div> <div class="collapse__body" id="footer-national-partners"> <div class="collapse__body-inner"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="site-footer__legal"> <ul> <li><a href="/privacy-policy">PRIVACY POLICY</a></li> <li><a href="/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MFFK2BXNYQKRW" target="_blank">Donate</a></li> </ul> <p>© 2025, BBB National Programs Charitable Foundation. 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