AI Tutoring Company Settles Allegations of Age Discrimination

Summary
On August 9, 2023, iTutorGroup Inc. settled claims with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the company’s use of AI to make employment decisions. The AI software allegedly was programmed to automatically reject female applicants older than 55 and male applicants over than 60. The company agreed to pay $365,000 to the qualified and rejected job applicants passed over due to their age.
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