AI Concerns

Map/D8/8.1

II · D8 · 8.1

Promotion & performance AI

Algorithmic performance reviews and layoff selection.

Major · 4Documented at scaleNowRisk 20

Severity

4/5

Likelihood

5/5

In the hierarchy

  1. Part II: Societal & Human Concerns
  2. D8. Discrimination, Fairness & Toxicity
  3. 8.1 Discrimination in high-stakes decisions

Virtues and principles to explore

Held as inquiry, not as a verdict.

  • Justice

    Justice

    Who is heard, who is harmed, and who decides.

  • Dignity

    Center principle

    Every person is a protagonist, not a data point.

  • Listening

    Trust

    Listen to understand, rather than listen to speak.

Starter questions

Written to probe curiosity and learning, not accusation.

  1. 01How would we know we were getting this wrong? What would we observe, without blaming a person?
  2. 02What would trustworthiness look like here: what we do, what we say, and the belief others form?
  3. 03What would it look like if we held “Promotion & performance AI” with proportion rather than alarm?
  4. 04If we named this complication in advance, what small, reversible step would let us learn?

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Frameworks and sources

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Who is harmed, who is excluded, and whose dignity is diminished in outputs and decisions.