{
  "id": 1918345,
  "title": "Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/will-ai-give-you-the-job-automated-hiring-tools-spark-discrimination",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/19/ai-hiring-tools-discrimination"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In recent years, a surge in lawsuits regarding the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions has sparked discussions about the hiring and firing processes employed by companies. Erin Kistler, a product manager with over 20 years of experience, has faced an uphill battle in her job search, applying for hundreds of positions at renowned companies such as PayPal, Microsoft, and Netflix. Despite her qualifications, Kistler claims that her résumé consistently vanished without any response or interview. Frustrated by her experience, Kistler has now filed a class action lawsuit against Eightfold AI, the Silicon Valley firm that develops hiring software utilized by numerous companies, including those where she applied. The lawsuit, filed in January in a California court, challenges the notion that automated screening systems act as undisclosed consumer reports or applicant dossiers, ranking applicants based on their potential success without providing applicants the opportunity to review or contest the results, according to Kistler's legal team.",
  "summary": "A rise in lawsuits over AI use in employment decisions is raising questions about how companies hire and fire For the last four years, Erin Kistler has applied for thousands of jobs at companies like Paypal , Microsoft and Netflix , only to find her résumé disappear into a black hole. A product manager with nearly 20 years of experience, Kistler believes she was qualified for every role, yet she…",
  "key_points": [
    "Erin Kistler, product manager, faces uphill job search",
    "Filed class action lawsuit against Eightfold AI",
    "Alleges automated screening systems act as undisclosed reports"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}