BIAS Project

How do you imagine AI in your workplace? 🤖👩🏻‍💻

Too often, the conversation swings between extremes.
A future of perfectly fair, efficient hiring; or a workplace defined by surveillance and replacement.

But what if these narratives are not just opinions but forces shaping reality?

In her latest article, "Imagining AI at work: The impact of polarised imaginaries on AI use in human resources management", published in the Journal of Workplace Learning, Silvia Ecclesia (PhD researcher at NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) explores how these “polarised imaginaries” influence the way HR professionals understand, adopt, and trust AI systems.

Read the full article here: https://www.biasproject.eu/press_corner/imagining-the-future-of-ai-at-work-a-new-research-from-silvia-ecclesia/

Join us in Leiden 🇳🇱 for the BIAS Conference: Mitigating Diversity Biases of AI in the Labour Market.
📅 2–3 September 2026
📍 Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University, The Netherlands

Across two days, researchers, policymakers, AI developers, HR professionals, and civil society organisations will come together to discuss how AI is reshaping the labour market and how we can ensure these technologies remain fair and inclusive. 🤖

Expect discussions, research insights, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities with the BIAS community. 🤝

Register here:
🔗 https://biasconference.zohobackstage.eu/MitigatingDiversityBiasesOfAIInTheLabourMarket