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00:03Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform,
00:07is being sued in California for allegedly compiling reports on job applicants without
00:12their knowledge, according to Reuters. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in California State
00:17Court and accuses the company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act in a California consumer law.
00:22The plaintiffs allege that Eightfold creates talent profiles, ranks education quality,
00:27assigns personality traits, and predicts career outcomes without providing notice
00:32or an opportunity to dispute errors. The lawsuit argues that existing consumer protection laws
00:37apply to AI systems and have long been used to protect job applicants from third parties that
00:42collect and evaluate their personal information. Eightfold said it relies on data shared by
00:48candidates or customers and does not scrape social media. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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