Jacinta Allan wants to make Victoria the first state to outlaw what she says is hidden discrimination baked into AI hiring tools.

Premier Jacinta Allan said Labor would ban inappropriate monitoring of employees and bolster human oversight of artificial intelligence used in recruitment

Jacinta Allan wants to make Victoria the first state to outlaw what she says is hidden discrimination baked into AI hiring tools.

The Victorian premier’s pledge to crack down on employers using AI in staff recruitment was already prohibited under existing laws, says business.