When AI Meets the FCRA: What the Eightfold Class Action Means for Employers and HR Technology Providers

An estimated 87% of companies now using AI-driven tools in their recruitment processes, and that figure has nearly doubled in just two years. AI-powered platforms can ingest millions of candidate profiles, enrich them with publicly available data, and deliver algorithmically ranked shortlists to employers far faster than a human recruiter. But, with that capability comes significant legal risk.