The only Jared I know is Jared from Subway. This article is extremely important as it highlights that underlying discriminatory algorithms are using factors that are outside of job requisitions and experience.

When we think of the word bias and discrimination, it is usually aligned with a minority group however, bias and discrimination include age, sex, race, and disability status.

It is important to spread knowledge and awareness so that people who have been out of work for 6 months, a year, two years with thousands of applications submitted understand:

1.It's not your fault
2. It's not the job market

A statistical anomaly destroying the lives of thousands can no longer be considered a glitch. Human or programmatic interference are involved.

"Instead of the typical dystopian scene of flames, wastelands of shattered buildings, and robotic overlords policing the remaining humans, our actual dystopian future may be a workplace filled only with men named Jared who once played lacrosse in high school. This may sound far-fetched, but one resume-screening tool was found to be using an algorithm that concluded two factors were most determinative of job performance: the name Jared and a history of playing lacrosse in high school.

The frailties of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in recruitment and hiring could transform our workforces in unpredictable ways. If employers blindly follow AI outcomes without a deeper examination of how the algorithmic decision is reached, hiring outcomes may be not only ridiculous but also discriminatory."