The 2026 AI Hiring Bias Audit Mandate: What New State Laws Require — and What 150+ Audits Actually Show
Independent audit data from 150+ bias audits shows AI screening tools outperform human hiring on fairness metrics — scoring a 0.94 vs. 0.67 average impact ratio. But the real compliance gap is in what audits don't cover. Five new state and EU laws now require employers to prove it.