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1. Americans’ views on use of AI in hiring
Americans with higher household incomes are more likely to favor AI reviewing job applications than those with lower incomes
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- 1. Americans’ views on use of AI in hiring
- Large majority opposes using AI to make final call on hiring, but views are more mixed on having AI review applications
- Americans with higher household incomes are more likely to favor AI reviewing job applications than those with lower incomes
- About half of Americans think AI would do better than humans at treating all job applicants consistently, but a plurality feel AI would be worse at identifying some workers’ potential
- Shares who think AI would do better than humans at consistent treatment of job applicants vary by education, race and ethnicity
- About two-thirds of adults would not want to apply for a job where AI is used to help make hiring decisions
- Why people say they would – or would not – want to apply for a job where artificial intelligence had a say in hiring decisions
- Black adults are more likely than other racial, ethnic groups to say racial bias is a major problem in hiring
- About half of Black adults who view racial bias in hiring as a problem say AI would have positive impact, even as they are more skeptical than other groups
- Large majority opposes using AI to make final call on hiring, but views are more mixed on having AI review applications
- Americans with higher household incomes are more likely to favor AI reviewing job applications than those with lower incomes