AI Bias is affecting newcomers: CPC Member Sweta Regmi explains
Updated July 9, 2025
This is a timely and critical piece. Sweta Regmi highlights a foundational challenge: AI hiring systems, especially those evaluating verbal communication and soft skills, risk mirroring, amplifying, or even embedding bias against newcomers, accent speakers, and culturally diverse candidates. Her point is well backed by real-world instances. Read the full article here.
Thanks for amplifying my interview featured in Canadian Immigrant magazine. AI bias for jobseekers including newcomers, ESL jobseekers and lack of local town knowledge could become a barrier to labour market entry.