“That’s really the goal of artificial intelligence, and other technologies being used in HR, is to eliminate bias, to eliminate the human element that has plagued the workforce, which is why our [EEOC] laws exist.”
EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling kicked off the inaugural Responsible HR Forum by taking a positive view of technology as a chance for employers to proactively advance the EEOC mission rather than defend against infraction.
To hear Commissioner Sonderling’s full conversation with retrain.ai Co-founder and COO Isabelle Bichler-Eliasaf, access the recordings below or watch the full session here.
Starting off the day, keynote speaker Commissioner Keith Sonderling of the EEOC shared insights on the expansion of Responsible AI governance across the U.S., emphasizing that current regulations put the onus on businesses using AI systems to ensure they generate fair end results–
Talk of Responsible AI continued into the first panel 
In conversation with retrain.ai’s Amy DeCicco, Dr. Anna Tavis of the Human Capital Management Department at New York University and Dr. Yustina Saleh from The Burning Glass Institute posed provocative questions, encouraging attendees to think about questions like whether empathy is truly a skill or a trait, or how HR leaders can tell from a skills profile whether or not a candidate will be able to do the job needed.
With more enterprises talking about transforming to an SBO model, Dr. Sandra Loughlin of EPAM Systems shared lessons learned from her company’s transformation, while Heidi Ramirez-Perloff discussed The Estee Lauder Company’s exploration into SBO strategy. Urmi Majithia of Atlassian delved into executing technology to help overcome the challenges of becoming an SBO, and Ben Eubanks of Lighthouse Research & 
Following the panel discussion, Dr. Loughlin sat down for a one-on-one with retrain.ai CEO Dr. Shay David to go more in depth into EPAM’s experience developing a thriving SBO strategy, sharing benefits, pitfalls and lessons learned along the way.
No discussion around Responsible HR would be complete without an exploration of the huge impact ChatGPT and other