Interviews - impactmania

Paksy on The Executives – 51K + views!

impactmania — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:16:37 +0000

The most alarming learning? impactmania's tests showed that AI hiring tools such as Application Tracking Systems (ATS) often favor the least experienced candidates over top (educated and experienced) people. It’s clear that human biases and historical data play a big role in this — and how the machine learns over time. We would fool ourselves to say that algorithmic hiring is based solely on merit.

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impactmania continues AI bias research in online hiring – EU funded initiative

impactmania — Wed, 15 May 2024 18:46:50 +0000

impactmania is named an expert on algorithmic hiring for the FINDHR group which consists of European universities such as Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and organizations such as AlgorithmWatch and Max Planck institute.

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impactmania’s AI bias report out on FINDHR – funded by EU

impactmania — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:30:41 +0000

Widespread hiring practices including algorithmic hiring tools screen out many qualified candidates and artificially constrain the talent pool that companies consider, essentially “hiding” prospective workers. We conducted qualitative and quantitative experiments to test algorithmic hiring tools such as Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).

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impactmania Catches Up with Blue Latitudes – Transforming Oil Rigs to Reef

impactmania — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:29:26 +0000

Repurposing oil platforms as artificial reefs through the RtR program not only provides an environmental benefit by reducing waste and preserving habitat, but also provides opportunities for new industry, such as offshore aquaculture, by upcycling the platform.

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Architect for Aleppo – the Next-Gen on Rebuilding Syria

impactmania — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:25:31 +0000

Syria is the cradle of a millenarian culture and cities like Damascus and Aleppo are symbols of its immense cultural heritage. Aleppo's first settlement can be traced back to 5000 BC and its ancient history can be seen in the urban design.

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Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief UNCTAD, on the People’s Sustainable Goals

impactmania — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:19:53 +0000

We made it easier for you to catch up with the Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Chantal Line Carpentier! Normally, you would need to bike up the Alps, compete in the Iron Women competition, or try to secure a meeting at the UN HQ in Manhattan. We were lucky enough to catch a (bumpy but brilliant) car ride with Chantal Line on her last day @NanoValbruna in Italy.

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