Finding ways to reduce barriers to who gets a fair shot at certain jobs is the hope of Andreas Leibbrandt, an economist at Australia's Monash University. He told Business Insider his research indicates AI can be more evenhanded in evaluating job candidates in a male-dominated field like tech, where men lean toward hiring other men.
"The one thing that really pops out is a strong sentiment amongst women that they are confronted with bias when assessed by humans," Leibbrandt said. "Their concern is much less so when they are being assessed by AI."