Tag: Law of the Instrument

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Brendan Dixon
Date
February 25, 2020

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Work

Tagged
emotion, Facial expression, HireVue, Hiring, Law of the Instrument}

Are Facial Expressions a Clear, Simple Basis for Hiring Decisions?

_{Marketing AI to employers to analyze facial expressions ignores the fact that correlation is NOT causation} _{Brendan Dixon
February 25, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Work}

Have you heard of the Law of the Instrument? It just means, to quote one formulation, “He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.” All any given problem needs is a good pounding. This is a risk with AI, as with amateur carpentry. But with AI, it can get you into more serious trouble. Take hiring, for instance.