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State AI Laws Up the Ante for Human Oversight of Job Decisions

Oct 8, 2026

(Subscription required) A handful of states so far have successfully passed laws addressing transparency disclosures on employers’ use of artificial intelligence, and a subset of those also call for human oversight. The measures are intended to help prevent algorithmic discrimination and ensure data privacy protections. California’s legislative session gave the human-in-the-loop concept a significant boost, with an upfront mandate for human input.