About Hilke
Hilke Schellmann is an Emmy award winning investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University. As a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, Schellmann writes about holding artificial intelligence (AI) accountable. She exposes AI bias in her book, “The Algorithm”. Through whistleblowers and real-world tests, Schellmann unveils how flawed algorithms perpetuate racism and harm. The book made it on the “What to read in 2024” list by the Financial Times and was called one of the best five books on AI by the New York Times. Her documentary “Outlawed in Pakistan” earned an Emmy and other awards, while her VICE on HBO investigation revealed the inflation of U.S. higher education costs. Formerly at Columbia University, Schellmann’s multimedia reporting for The Wall Street Journal and contributions to outlets like The New York Times, PBS, and National Geographic demonstrate her diverse expertise. Schellmann’s work has been generously supported by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, MIT Knight Science Fellowship, The Pulitzer Center AI Accountability Network and the NYU Journalism Venture Capital Fund.
The Talk
Empowering the humans in HR to use AI the right way
As a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, Schellmann writes about holding artificial intelligence accountable.
She investigates the rise of AI in the world of work. In this session Hilke Schellmann will share how she tested AI tools. Drawing on exclusive information from whistleblowers, internal documents and real‑world tests, Schellmann discovered that many of the algorithms making high‑stakes decisions are biased, racist, and do more harm than good.
Her session will empower the humans in HR to steal her methods, so they can test and employ the right AI tools in their own organizations.