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The legal mistake courts should avoid in Eightfold AI lawsuit
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Event summary
A recent class-action lawsuit against AI hiring software company Eightfold AI risks setting a misguided legal precedent by categorizing the vendor as a consumer reporting agency. The author argues that courts should avoid interpreting decades-old consumer reporting laws too broadly, as Eightfold AI functions as a tool for employers, not an independent reporting agency. Instead, the focus should be on who operates the tools and controls the hiring process, leaving regulatory expansion to legislators rather than stretching existing statutes.