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# Smart Hiring or Smart Bias? AI's Diversity Challenge


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 12:20–12:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Description

AI has burst onto the recruiting scene, dazzling us with promises of faster hires, better matches, and streamlined processes. While our inboxes overflow with both miracle solutions and cautionary tales, one crucial question remains: are we sacrificing inclusion at the altar of efficiency? Join Miz as she cuts through the hype to examine the real-world implications of AI recruiting tools on diversity in European hiring practices, offering practical insights  for maintaining human-centered recruitment in an increasingly automated world.

## Speaker

### [Miz Cree](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@miz-cree)

Miz Cree, Director Talent Acquisition at Kiwi.com


## Related talks at this congress

- [AI & Transparency in Hiring – Bridging HR and Engineering Perspectives](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/745-ai-transparency-in) — Lusya Ishkova
- [Hiring for the Future: AI, Human Judgment, and the War for Top Tech Talent](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/651-hiring-for-the) — Tatjana Obenaus
- [How to Assess and Hire Talent: The Skills-Based Hiring Playbook for the AI Age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/594-how-to-assess-and) — Guy Barel
- [Tech-Enabled, People-First: The Future of Global Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/807-tech-enabled-people) — Ana Gospodinova, Daniel Zinner, Dennis Böcker, Shannon Janke