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

Labor wants to appear front-footed ahead of the party’s national conference where activists will seek AI intervention.

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

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

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