5th May 2025
From 28 to 30 April 2025, Carlotta Rigotti (ULEID) joined the Artificial Intelligence and Labour Market (AI&LM) Workshop, hosted by Ghent University. The event primarily gathered academics and industry professionals to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the labour market and human resources (HR)—from job seekers and recruiters to employment platforms, policymakers, and training providers.
Carlotta contributed to the conversation with two presentations grounded in BIAS research and collaborations.
In her first talk, she introduced a co-authored draft developed with Eduard Fosch-Villaronga (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies, Leiden University), Antonio Aloisi (IE University and BIAS Advisory Board member), and Nastazja Potocka-Sionek (University of Luxembourg). The presentation focused on how AI systems used in recruitment and selection are currently regulated at the EU level. It unpacked the tension between the protection of fundamental rights and the mitigation of risks, particularly in light of longstanding structural inequalities in the workplace. Carlotta explored how the AI Act regulates the design and deployment of AI in employment settings, examining its risk-based approach in relation to existing legal frameworks—including data protection, anti-discrimination, and product safety law. The talk concluded with pragmatic proposals for bridging gaps in the regulatory landscape, emphasising the need for participatory AI governance through tools such as standardisation and fundamental rights impact assessments.
Her second presentation showcased insights from the BIAS project’s empirical and desk research—captured in Deliverable 2.1—which draws on extensive engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders. This work aims to consolidate knowledge on AI use and fairness in the labour market and provides the foundation for several core project outputs, including the Debiaser tool and the Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ALTAI).
Beyond the formal programme, the workshop offered a valuable opportunity for cross-project exchange. Carlotta reconnected with colleagues from the FINDHR project, Nina Baranowska and Clara Rus, and learned more about their latest findings on post-deployment monitoring in AI hiring and the impact of ranking mechanisms in recruitment interfaces.
Additionally, the workshop fostered lively discussions on how to interpret and operationalise the AI Act’s requirements from multi-disciplinary and cross-sector perspectives—discussions that will no doubt continue to inform the development of more inclusive and effective AI governance across Europe.
