- Report requirements mention on “Responsible AI” (and the like) are increasing in job ads
- Legal, Education, Mathematics and R&S use the most expressions
- Regulatory pressure may not have an impact on the trend – could it just be a key word?
New data from actually claims that despite stronger rules, business image and branding are primarily to make responsible AI mention in job ads – not political compliance.
The Job Platform’s analysis -which searched for expressions such as “responsible AI”, “ethical ai”, “AI ethics”, “AI management” and “AI -found that there was a slight correlation (0.21) between National AI regulation strength and responsible AI denominator in job postings.
Human-centered professions in legal, education, mathematics and R&D were among the most likely sectors that used such conditions, with tech companies that are more likely to discuss AI more broadly.
Responsible AI is just a key word
Although responsible AI terms are rising globally (from almost 0% in 2019), they still account for less than 1% of related ads on average.
The Netherlands, Britain, Canada, USA and Australia are a leader, but actually noted that high AI regulation countries such as the UK and those in the European Union do not have significantly higher mentions of these keywords compared to slightly regulated countries.
In fact, differences were more visible between job sectors rather than regions with legal (6.5%) well above average.
In fact, further analysis of responsible AI-Consignants across Job Overviews is globally suggesting that regulatory pressure alone may be inadequate to drive widespread keywords, suggesting that ‘responsible AI’ mentions are more likely to be part of market-based incentives and corporate responsibility strategies.
“This suggests that other factors, including reputing concerns or international business strategies, may be able to run responsible AI -admission as much or more than regulatory requirements,” the researchers shared.
With increasing public concern about AI risks, these terms may serve as signaling tools aimed at clients, investors and the wider market rather than reflecting deep internal change and commitment.
