AI decided
When AI makes a decision about you: credit, insurance, hiring, benefits, policing and facial recognition.
No fresh story on this beat yet that meets our bar: AI as the actor, a real consequence, a source we could open. It fills as the stories come.
Cases still open
- Job applicants v. Workday: did its AI screen people out by race, sex, age or disability? Lawyer Monthly
Class certification sought Sept 14, 2026; hearing set for March 9, 2027. A separate age claim for applicants 40 and over was conditionally certified in May 2025. Workday denies its tools discriminate, and no court has found that they do.
Who this touches: Job seekers who applied through employers using Workday; the company says 356 million applications passed through its recruiting software in 2024
Next: class certification hearing, Mar 9, 2027 - Families v. UnitedHealth: did an algorithm cut off older patients' rehab care? Hunton Andrews Kurth
Families allege UnitedHealth used the nH Predict tool to deny post-acute care claims without real human review. In March 2026 a Minnesota federal court ordered UnitedHealth to hand over documents on how the tool works. These are allegations; nothing has been decided on the merits.
Who this touches: Medicare Advantage patients sent home from hospital who need nursing or rehab care