Illinois recently expanded the state’s prohibitions on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment. In 2020, Illinois enacted the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVIA), which regulates employers’ use of AI in the interview and hiring process. Under this Act, employers are obligated to inform applicants when AI technology is used during the course of a video interview, provide an explanation of the AI technology’s mechanics, and obtain prior consent from the applicant.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Another boneheaded compliance nightmare. Whatever Illinois can do to kick employers in the teeth it will do.