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This is what happens when technology outpaces laws and laws are reactive rather than preventitive. We seriously need to rethink some of the most fundamental la

This is what happens when technology outpaces laws and laws are reactive rather than preventitive. We seriously need to rethink some of the most fundamental layers of society - built and designed for an era where information travels at the speed of light and PB's of information is moved around the globe each day. Our current laws are obsolete, outdated and outpaced and should be updated every 1-2 years in lockstep with new apps/services/platforms. We're only now beginning to see legislation against online platforms, decades later after they first appeared...Why? I understand the need and desire for innovation, and sure, it's a 'free market', but certain 'apps' can have far reaching social consequences; now you need to be comfortable having your likeness exposed to multiple platforms, and of course, you'll need the capability to make a video in the first place (phone, internet service, account on platforms...). What's the use of 'laws' when they are bypassed this easily? How is this not going to be discriminatory/racist the second it's launched? It's ripe for a budding lawyer to build a case and sue someone. Why are there no laws preventing/outlawing video based resume's until we have decided whether they are okay and in what capability they are allowed. Why are we even allowing the concept of an "AI" to exist before it's legislated against? Have we learnt nothing that we should probably make laws first, otherwise it's essentially a free-for-all situation which is not good for society.

woah 5y ago
How is this any more legally risky than an in person interview?
- aboringusername 5y ago
  Usually the first filtering step is done without much PII - if it's a paper/word document then you can decide what information to include and it's filtered based on that before interviews (which is how it's always worked for me, my employer knew nothing about my background, history, ethnic group, race/religion and it was the same for each candidate who applied for the position). IMO it should be a requirement that at least 1 filtering step in a hiring process is done without the employer knowing certain pieces of information (and it would be down to them to ensure they have a process that avoids collecting this information before step 2 which you can then hold interviews/video calls etc.)
rcoveson 5y ago
> Why are we even allowing the concept of [] to exist before it's legislated against? Have we learnt nothing that we should probably make laws first, otherwise it's essentially a free-for-all situation which is not good for society. "Free-for-all" is actually one of the founding objectives of the USA.
advrs 5y ago
Laws are not written overnight. I am not really sure what kind of `SLA` you have in mind for drafting and passing legislating for new fields (especially massive paradigm shifts with countless unknown-unknowns), but history would suggest that it takes...a lot longer than you expect.
EvilEy3 5y ago
> Why are there no laws preventing/outlawing video based resume's until we have decided whether they are okay and in what capability they are allowed. Oh wow. I cannot believe you seriously said that.

woah 5y ago

How is this any more legally risky than an in person interview?

aboringusername 5y ago
Usually the first filtering step is done without much PII - if it's a paper/word document then you can decide what information to include and it's filtered based on that before interviews (which is how it's always worked for me, my employer knew nothing about my background, history, ethnic group, race/religion and it was the same for each candidate who applied for the position). IMO it should be a requirement that at least 1 filtering step in a hiring process is done without the employer knowing certain pieces of information (and it would be down to them to ensure they have a process that avoids collecting this information before step 2 which you can then hold interviews/video calls etc.)

rcoveson 5y ago

> Why are we even allowing the concept of [] to exist before it's legislated against? Have we learnt nothing that we should probably make laws first, otherwise it's essentially a free-for-all situation which is not good for society. "Free-for-all" is actually one of the founding objectives of the USA.

advrs 5y ago

Laws are not written overnight. I am not really sure what kind of `SLA` you have in mind for drafting and passing legislating for new fields (especially massive paradigm shifts with countless unknown-unknowns), but history would suggest that it takes...a lot longer than you expect.

EvilEy3 5y ago

> Why are there no laws preventing/outlawing video based resume's until we have decided whether they are okay and in what capability they are allowed. Oh wow. I cannot believe you seriously said that.