AI in the Workplace: Balancing Compliance and Innovation

Airlie Hilliard, Research Lead, Policy and Governance from Holistic AI
William Malcolm, Executive Director, Regulatory Risk and Innovation, U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office
Olivia Savage, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Principal Lawyer – Consumer Data, BT Group
Ali Vaziri, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Partner, Lewis Silkin

Join us for a dynamic scenario-based exercise running through the legal and regulatory challenges of introducing compliant AI systems in the workplace. While AI recruitment tools can provide significant benefits in terms of efficiency and cost reduction, they also bring about legal, regulatory and reputational risks that require careful consideration. Featuring practical insights from Ali Vaziri, Lewis Silkin LLP and Holistic AI, as well as the regulatory angle from William Malcolm, executive director for regulatory risk and regulation at the ICO, this session will delve into a real-world case study of a multi-national company facing allegations of sex discrimination arising from its use of an AI CV filtering tool. We will address key questions on data protection, liability, employment law and risk mitigation, as well as discuss existing laws and the new and rapidly evolving laws and regulation. 

What you will learn:

• Data protection and employment laws as they apply to AI tools in the workplace. 
• What the ICO expects to see when balancing efficiency gains from using AI tools with compliance issues. 
• Risk mitigation and practical strategies for deployment.