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Job seekers valued appeal rights in AI hiring

A conjoint experiment found that job seekers valued appeal, opt-out, and independent bias-audit rights even when error rates were not high. The finding treats procedure as more than error repair. It also carries dignity and standing for applicants.

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The paper reports a conjoint experiment about AI hiring. A conjoint experiment asks people to choose between options with different features. Appeal, opt-out, and bias-audit rights mattered even when wrongful-rejection rates were not high. The snapshot does not give the sample size, country, or exact job scenarios.

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Title
Do job seekers value procedure in AI hiring only for error correction? Evidence from a conjoint experiment
Author
Chuyao Wang, Patrick Sturgis, Daniel de Kadt
Publication
arXiv
Date
Monday, September 14, 2026