Volume 29- 2025

Algorithmic Managers: The Risks of AI in Hiring and Evaluating Employees

By Brady Sanders

The use of AI in the workplace to recruit and evaluate employees has grown rapidly in recent years. While AI offers potential benefits such as reducing human bias and increasing efficiency in the recruitment process, these tools present risks, including decisions influenced by algorithmic bias and privacy concerns. This essay begins by discussing recent government actions that have reignited the discussion surrounding AI in the workplace. This essay then explores broader issues with AI generally and considers how these issues specifically arise in recruitment and evaluation. Lastly, the essay concludes by discussing potential solutions to reduce bias, increase transparency, and strengthen privacy.