I have a confession to make I have judged consciously since 2010 I have
judged consciously since 2010 I have
judged consciously since 2010 I have judged over 5,000 people that’s all of
judged over 5,000 people that’s all of
judged over 5,000 people that’s all of you three times over if you’re wondering
you three times over if you’re wondering
you three times over if you’re wondering what I do I work as a recruiter let me
what I do I work as a recruiter let me
what I do I work as a recruiter let me share a personal experience this
share a personal experience this
share a personal experience this candidate had an impressive CV she came
candidate had an impressive CV she came
candidate had an impressive CV she came for the interview she did not greet me
for the interview she did not greet me
for the interview she did not greet me had a weak handshake and was not dressed
had a weak handshake and was not dressed
had a weak handshake and was not dressed sharply she slouched in the meeting was
sharply she slouched in the meeting was
sharply she slouched in the meeting was inaudible at times and had no eye
inaudible at times and had no eye
inaudible at times and had no eye contact
contact
contact she gave me yes and no answers with no
she gave me yes and no answers with no
she gave me yes and no answers with no relation to my questions should I hire
relation to my questions should I hire
relation to my questions should I hire her I asked her a little frustrated are
her I asked her a little frustrated are
her I asked her a little frustrated are you ok
she looked at me struggled for a while
she looked at me struggled for a while fumbled with herself and took a really
fumbled with herself and took a really
fumbled with herself and took a really long time to gather herself and then she
long time to gather herself and then she
long time to gather herself and then she looked straight at me and said I got
looked straight at me and said I got
looked straight at me and said I got raped last week something turned inside
raped last week something turned inside
raped last week something turned inside me and I questioned who gave me the
me and I questioned who gave me the
me and I questioned who gave me the authority to judge her and the 5,000
authority to judge her and the 5,000
authority to judge her and the 5,000 others how long does it take for you to
others how long does it take for you to
others how long does it take for you to judge me one hour the duration of this
judge me one hour the duration of this
judge me one hour the duration of this talk or one second well it took
talk or one second well it took
talk or one second well it took precisely one tenth of a second for you
precisely one tenth of a second for you
precisely one tenth of a second for you to make a bias my face my skin color my
to make a bias my face my skin color my
to make a bias my face my skin color my clothes and other social cues don’t be
clothes and other social cues don’t be
clothes and other social cues don’t be around research says all of us here
around research says all of us here
around research says all of us here developed bias
developed bias
developed bias when you were barely six months old now
when you were barely six months old now
when you were barely six months old now how many of you think it’s hard to get a
how many of you think it’s hard to get a
how many of you think it’s hard to get a job in Singapore in 2016 there were 36%
job in Singapore in 2016 there were 36%
job in Singapore in 2016 there were 36% jobs that were weakened for over six
jobs that were weakened for over six
jobs that were weakened for over six months while 26% graduates were
months while 26% graduates were
months while 26% graduates were unemployed yet it takes hours of anxiety
unemployed yet it takes hours of anxiety
unemployed yet it takes hours of anxiety a CV which never looks perfect countless
a CV which never looks perfect countless
a CV which never looks perfect countless applications oh and those online
applications oh and those online
applications oh and those online assessments all to be challenged in one
assessments all to be challenged in one
assessments all to be challenged in one tenth of a second now in a multiracial
tenth of a second now in a multiracial
tenth of a second now in a multiracial country like ours when I send out a
country like ours when I send out a
country like ours when I send out a hundred series of each race this is how
hundred series of each race this is how
hundred series of each race this is how the clients picked em for interviews
the clients picked em for interviews
the clients picked em for interviews with ethnicity a five people get picked
with ethnicity a five people get picked
with ethnicity a five people get picked with ethnicity be a little better ten
with ethnicity be a little better ten
with ethnicity be a little better ten people get picked and with ethnicity see
people get picked and with ethnicity see
people get picked and with ethnicity see almost everybody gets picked justified
almost everybody gets picked justified
almost everybody gets picked justified or biased you decide now this is a
or biased you decide now this is a
or biased you decide now this is a conversation I had with the client
conversation I had with the client
conversation I had with the client recently when I sent candidate Sharon
recently when I sent candidate Sharon
recently when I sent candidate Sharon Smith CV the client replied oh we don’t
Smith CV the client replied oh we don’t
Smith CV the client replied oh we don’t do employment Pass I replied she’s
do employment Pass I replied she’s
do employment Pass I replied she’s Singaporean the client said okay let us
Singaporean the client said okay let us
Singaporean the client said okay let us come back to you after a while all we
come back to you after a while all we
come back to you after a while all we really like her interview is just a
really like her interview is just a
really like her interview is just a formality
formality
formality puzzled I asked how can he decide before
puzzled I asked how can he decide before
puzzled I asked how can he decide before even meeting her oh we checked her on
even meeting her oh we checked her on
even meeting her oh we checked her on Facebook she’s perfect for our culture
Facebook she’s perfect for our culture
Facebook she’s perfect for our culture if humans are flawed and destined to
if humans are flawed and destined to
if humans are flawed and destined to judge how will we ever find their dream
judge how will we ever find their dream
judge how will we ever find their dream job technology says artificial
job technology says artificial
job technology says artificial intelligence today AI can drive cars
intelligence today AI can drive cars
intelligence today AI can drive cars beat the best go prayer and even
beat the best go prayer and even
beat the best go prayer and even diagnose
diagnose
diagnose deadly diseases but can it judge
deadly diseases but can it judge
deadly diseases but can it judge humans a video AI will be able to
humans a video AI will be able to
humans a video AI will be able to analyze your micro-expressions and tell
analyze your micro-expressions and tell
analyze your micro-expressions and tell whether you’re lying one will be able to
whether you’re lying one will be able to
whether you’re lying one will be able to filter your entire social media feed one
filter your entire social media feed one
filter your entire social media feed one will be able to judge your choice of
will be able to judge your choice of
will be able to judge your choice of words and decide if you fit the team and
words and decide if you fit the team and
words and decide if you fit the team and eventually one will analyze your psycho
eventually one will analyze your psycho
eventually one will analyze your psycho emotional traits I mean seriously what
emotional traits I mean seriously what
emotional traits I mean seriously what does that even mean
does that even mean
does that even mean now this is how companies judge you
now this is how companies judge you
now this is how companies judge you today what is your GPA how do you dress
today what is your GPA how do you dress
today what is your GPA how do you dress how good is your English and so on I
how good is your English and so on I
how good is your English and so on I remember being in a state of constant
remember being in a state of constant
remember being in a state of constant stress in my fourth year attend to you
stress in my fourth year attend to you
stress in my fourth year attend to you turns out it’s not just me student
turns out it’s not just me student
turns out it’s not just me student anxiety levels have never been this high
anxiety levels have never been this high
anxiety levels have never been this high now imagine with AI you’ll be judged on
now imagine with AI you’ll be judged on
now imagine with AI you’ll be judged on these it’s scary right one should hope
these it’s scary right one should hope
these it’s scary right one should hope the shape of your head is not seen as
the shape of your head is not seen as
the shape of your head is not seen as more untrustworthy and then post you
more untrustworthy and then post you
more untrustworthy and then post you shred on those funny dogs does not get
shred on those funny dogs does not get
shred on those funny dogs does not get you rejected for being too silly now
you rejected for being too silly now
you rejected for being too silly now humans change judgment and that’s okay
humans change judgment and that’s okay
humans change judgment and that’s okay however an AI will make a bias and
however an AI will make a bias and
however an AI will make a bias and communicate that across the world to all
communicate that across the world to all
communicate that across the world to all the bots faster then I can even open
the bots faster then I can even open
the bots faster then I can even open your CV where do these biases come from
your CV where do these biases come from
your CV where do these biases come from algorithms are opinions of humans hidden
algorithms are opinions of humans hidden
algorithms are opinions of humans hidden behind complex coding beauty AI was
behind complex coding beauty AI was
behind complex coding beauty AI was another such a I launched with much
another such a I launched with much
another such a I launched with much excitement to find the most beautiful
excitement to find the most beautiful
excitement to find the most beautiful people on the planet the result 40
people on the planet the result 40
people on the planet the result 40 Caucasians 3 Chinese
Caucasians 3 Chinese
Caucasians 3 Chinese one Japanese one black person and if
one Japanese one black person and if
one Japanese one black person and if you’re all wondering no Indians now here
you’re all wondering no Indians now here
you’re all wondering no Indians now here is a picture of the Fairchild
is a picture of the Fairchild
is a picture of the Fairchild Semiconductor leadership in 1957 all men
Semiconductor leadership in 1957 all men
Semiconductor leadership in 1957 all men hired by men human discrimination now if
hired by men human discrimination now if
hired by men human discrimination now if we were to use AI and this data to
we were to use AI and this data to
we were to use AI and this data to predict our future organizations perhaps
predict our future organizations perhaps
predict our future organizations perhaps this is how they would look oh wait a
this is how they would look oh wait a
this is how they would look oh wait a minute maybe it did happen
minute maybe it did happen
minute maybe it did happen ai learns quickly Microsoft launched her
ai learns quickly Microsoft launched her
ai learns quickly Microsoft launched her Twitter baat karta and it took 16 hours
Twitter baat karta and it took 16 hours
Twitter baat karta and it took 16 hours for Tay to become racist in response to
for Tay to become racist in response to
for Tay to become racist in response to a tweet asking if the Holocaust happened
a tweet asking if the Holocaust happened
a tweet asking if the Holocaust happened they responded it was made up I wonder
they responded it was made up I wonder
they responded it was made up I wonder if you all would applaud to that like T
if you all would applaud to that like T
if you all would applaud to that like T is doing while at Twitter Fiasco can be
is doing while at Twitter Fiasco can be
is doing while at Twitter Fiasco can be entertaining when these biases affect
entertaining when these biases affect
entertaining when these biases affect who companies hire fire engage and
who companies hire fire engage and
who companies hire fire engage and promote we could be looking at systemic
promote we could be looking at systemic
promote we could be looking at systemic discrimination many of you here would
discrimination many of you here would
discrimination many of you here would subconsciously pass your bias to your
subconsciously pass your bias to your
subconsciously pass your bias to your company’s recruiting AI and eventually
company’s recruiting AI and eventually
company’s recruiting AI and eventually to the person sitting right next to you
to the person sitting right next to you
to the person sitting right next to you are you scared I am but should we blame
are you scared I am but should we blame
are you scared I am but should we blame ai ai is neutral it’s the opinion behind
ai ai is neutral it’s the opinion behind
ai ai is neutral it’s the opinion behind that matters it’s the authority that
that matters it’s the authority that
that matters it’s the authority that makes the decision that matters and it’s
makes the decision that matters and it’s
makes the decision that matters and it’s a transparency of the code that matters
a transparency of the code that matters
a transparency of the code that matters it’s up to us to decide if AI should
it’s up to us to decide if AI should
it’s up to us to decide if AI should make these decisions
make these decisions
make these decisions eeeyah is a tool to enable humanity
eeeyah is a tool to enable humanity
eeeyah is a tool to enable humanity reach our potential to ensure a rape
reach our potential to ensure a rape
reach our potential to ensure a rape victim is not judged by humans like me
victim is not judged by humans like me
victim is not judged by humans like me and machines alike so she too can find
and machines alike so she too can find
and machines alike so she too can find the right job courses mentors skills and
the right job courses mentors skills and
the right job courses mentors skills and transform her life Alan Turing was the
transform her life Alan Turing was the
transform her life Alan Turing was the first to ask the question can machines
first to ask the question can machines
first to ask the question can machines think and it was him who made AI
think and it was him who made AI
think and it was him who made AI possible today strange enough if ei was
possible today strange enough if ei was
possible today strange enough if ei was used to assessing today he might be
used to assessing today he might be
used to assessing today he might be denied a job why for being gay he was a
denied a job why for being gay he was a
denied a job why for being gay he was a victim of state-sponsored discrimination
victim of state-sponsored discrimination
victim of state-sponsored discrimination then and would now be a victim of AI
then and would now be a victim of AI
then and would now be a victim of AI discrimination it’s ironic however I
discrimination it’s ironic however I
discrimination it’s ironic however I want you to remember the spirit with
want you to remember the spirit with
want you to remember the spirit with which he invented the computer age it
which he invented the computer age it
which he invented the computer age it was his great passion and drive that
was his great passion and drive that
was his great passion and drive that changed the world
changed the world
changed the world ai is a game changer
ai is a game changer
ai is a game changer but while game changers changed the game
but while game changers changed the game
but while game changers changed the game they also leave the players behind they
they also leave the players behind they
they also leave the players behind they also leave behind their hopes dreams
also leave behind their hopes dreams
also leave behind their hopes dreams aspirations and struggles so the next
aspirations and struggles so the next
aspirations and struggles so the next time you get rejected by an AI not a
time you get rejected by an AI not a
time you get rejected by an AI not a real recruiter like me remember what’s
real recruiter like me remember what’s
real recruiter like me remember what’s real and what’s artificial because you
real and what’s artificial because you
real and what’s artificial because you are a lot more than any a I can ever
are a lot more than any a I can ever
are a lot more than any a I can ever judge thank you
judge thank you
judge thank you [Applause]
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