Algorithms · August 2023Gaffe level: Feral
An AI Recruiter Filtered Out Older Applicants. It Cost $365,000.
iTutor Group's AI hiring software automatically rejected female applicants 55 and older and male applicants 60 and older. The EEOC sued, more than 200 qualified applicants were affected, and the company settled for $365,000 while denying wrongdoing.
Source: EEOC
A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May
Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.