Artificial intelligence only when deciding to lay off

In August, Xsolla, the Russian branch of a Los Angeles-based software company, began a major restructuring of its employees: 150 employees were laid off, while the company employs 450 people. Dismissals decided by a … algorithm. Artificial intelligence employees chose to be laid off based on their performance in the workplace.

AI is increasingly involved in business administration

While artificial intelligence can be useful in a company’s human resource decision-making process, the novelty here is that it is an algorithm that makes its own decisions. This poses a serious problem: manpower and ultimately management avoid hiding behind AI and taking responsibility. It’s a way of losing human relationships a little bit more humanity …

Beyond that, the existence of human resources departments is at risk, but why not the day-to-day management of a company: promotions, promotions, bonuses, regulatory processes and why not sign contracts. Amazon based part of its management decisions on IT criteria. E-commerce does not hesitate to use these criteria to lay off employees who do not meet production requirements.

To avoid managing companies through artificial intelligence, many researchers are simply calling for regulation. Laws may be enacted to require transparency in the criteria used by the means. A precautionary policy is essential because AIs can also make mistakes.