Reejig announces the world’s first independently audited Ethical Talent AI

The new benchmark in trust and ethics for AI-driven technologies.

Reejig, the Work Operating System for AI-powered work, today announced the successful completion of the world's first independent assessment and validation of Ethical AI. Reejig partnered with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to complete this work.

This is the first time algorithms within an AI-driven intelligence system have been independently assessed. The assessment covered key ethical criteria: transparency, privacy, bias, and accountability.

"The benefits that data and AI bring to the professional workforce are phenomenal. But AI is not immune to bias in the data or in the algorithms. Previously, the decision-making was hidden in a black box. Until now, there was no clear, defensible, independent, and objective validation demonstrating Ethical AI."

"Frameworks provide guidance. However, we believe that's like marking your own homework. Boards, organizations, and decision-makers face a real risk. They may unwittingly cause harm or bias. Given what's at stake, we were astounded. There was no independent assurance that the AI an organization adopts is ethical and unbiased."

Siobhan Savage, CEO and Co-Founder, Reejig

Reejig partnered with Executive Director Data Science UTS, Distinguished Professor Fang Chen. Together they delivered the "non-biased talent shortlisting algorithm validation" project. This is a pioneering independent validation of Ethical AI.

Professor Chen's research team took two years to develop, test, and iterate the assessment process. Industry partners then confirmed that AI outputs are fit for purpose and deliver actionable results.

Companies, organizations, and governments worldwide face an immense challenge. They must rebuild their workforce at scale. They need confidence that the technology behind important decisions is fair, accurate, and equitable.

Every enterprise is deploying AI. Almost none can see the work they're deploying it into.

"We absolutely need to minimize AI's risk to humanity. Otherwise the public will lose trust in AI and its capability to do good. Globally, there are over 200 AI ethics frameworks and guidelines. Few have been operationalized. This is a milestone in bringing independently audited certification to an innovative AI product."

"A key barrier to the adoption of AI, and thus its potential to do good, has been lifted. This is significant for organizations who want to do the right thing. They want to minimize risk to their customers, stakeholders, and reputation."

Mark Caine, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lead, World Economic Forum

Reejig uses big data and verified AI to understand and Analyze skills and capabilities across an organization's workforce. It connects existing enterprise systems. It cleanses and aggregates workforce data. It unifies data from across the entire enterprise. Combined with market, industry, and competitor intelligence and skills mapping, this gives companies the visibility to design how their workforce operates.

A key part of the Work Operating System is the automated matching of candidates or employees to opportunities. This removes negative unconscious bias from the process.

Reejig also has explainable AI. This ensures users can explain why talent has been recommended. It supports compliance with Equal Opportunities and employment law.

About Reejig

Reejig is the Work Operating System for AI-powered work. It uses deep learning AI and the world's first independently audited Ethical AI. Reejig gives enterprises and governments the visibility to redesign their workforce at the task level.

About the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Engineering and IT is the largest of the nine faculties at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). UTS is located in central Sydney. It is one of Australia's leading universities of technology. UTS is known for fusing innovation, creativity, and technology in teaching and research. It is an industry-focused university. UTS has a total enrollment of over 40,000 students. It is rated the No.1 "young" university in Australia in both the QS and Times Higher Education rankings. For more information, visit uts.edu.au.

Notes to editors

UTS reviewed more than 175 frameworks and guidelines from around the world. They refined these into four categories of ethical principles: transparency, accountability, fairness, and security and privacy. UTS validated Reejig's algorithms and processes against these. This provided an assessment of and guidance for ethical practice. Industry partners KPMG and others then independently tested the outcomes.

Reejig gifted the audit framework back to UTS. UTS uses it to do further good in the building of Ethical AI.

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Reejig announces the world’s first independently audited Ethical Talent AI