Avoiding pitfalls of AI recruiting

Published: 4 February 2022

While AI software could eliminate some bias in recruiting, Professor Matissa Hollister says the tool can exacerbate other types of bias, especially related to gender or education, by relying too...

The impact of AI on human resources

Published: 11 January 2022

In 2019, Professor Matissa Hollister began a Resident Fellowship at the World Economic Forum’s The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in San Francisco. While at C4IR, Hollister...

Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels

Published: 11 June 2021

Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of...

Delve: Here’s How to Check in on Your AI System, as COVID-19 Plays Havoc

Published: 30 July 2020

A number of AI systems are breaking down in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, spotlighting a well-known limitation of AI systems: they do not handle novel situations well. Professor Matissa...

AI needs human creativity to flourish

Published: 2 April 2020

AI has the power to transform our understanding of pandemics like COVID-19—but it is only when paired with human creativity that opportunities abound. Professor Matissa Hollister examines the...

Empowering the future of work with AI

Published: 17 June 2020

Professor Matissa Hollister, McGill University Fellow with the World Economic Forum, recently co-presented at the Virtual CogX conference on AI policies that enable the future of HR work. Learn more

Delve: A Call for Social Reinvention (While Keeping our Distance)

Published: 23 March 2020

Social distancing is on everyone’s lips and is well on its way to becoming the phrase of the year. The practices recommended under the social distancing banner offer our best chance to slow the...

Understanding how AI can help combat COVID-19

Published: 9 April 2020

Professor Matissa Hollister, McGill University Fellow at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, sits down with TVO to share how high-tech firms are using AI to...

The risk of bias in AI technologies

Published: 27 January 2020

With AI technologies now able to perform HR duties, they are gaining the capacity to analyze candidate backgrounds and behaviour to determine their efficiency. A risk of this, Professor Matissa...

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