Regulating the Robots: NYC Mandates Bias Audits for AI-Driven Employment Decisions

In this brief, we provide an exposition of the regulation, serving two agendas: firstly providing a summary for those unfamiliar with the legislation aimed at ensuring that AI-driven recruitment tools do not prevent the hiring of a diverse workforce; and secondly, providing a commentary that discusses some shortcomings with the legislation and what it might signal for the future.