The promise is clear, June 9 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming part of the HR toolkit, from screening CVs and scheduling interviews to predicting attrition and analysing employee performance.

faster decisions, better insights, and improved efficiency. Yet, as AI grows in intelligence, power, and autonomy, it also collides with some of the deepest moral questions humanity has ever faced.

Because when it comes to people decisions, efficiency is not the only metric that matters.One of the most pressing concerns is bias. AI systems are trained on historical data, and if that data reflects past inequalities, the system can quietly reinforce them. Where humans go, bias follows.

A hiring algorithm, for example, may favour ce...