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What happens when job candidates use AI bots to find jobs, write resumes, prepare for interviews, & even submit applications automatically-while employers simultaneously deploy AI bots to screen candidates, conduct interviews, rank applicants, & make hiring recommendations?
We are rapidly entering a world where the first interaction between employer & candidate may not involve a human being at all.
This provocative presentation explores the emerging collision between artificial intelligence, employment practices, & the legal system itself. Drawing on a remarkable real-world experience report involving AI-driven interactions, we will examine how AI is reshaping every stage of the employment lifecycle-from job hunting & candidate screening to dispute resolution & litigation.
Among the topics we will explore:
The rise of AI-powered job seekers & autonomous career agents
AI-driven candidate screening, interviewing, & hiring decisions
The growing "AI vs. AI" hiring ecosystem, where bots increasingly interact with other bots before humans become involved
Transparency, fairness, bias, explainability, & accountability challenges in AI-assisted employment decisions
The surprisingly low barriers to initiating lawsuits in the digital era & the growing phenomenon of nuisance & troll litigation
How generative AI is transforming legal research, case preparation, evidence analysis, & litigation strategy
The future of AI-generated claims, AI-generated defenses, & AI-assisted legal proceedings
The broader societal implications when algorithms participate in both hiring decisions & legal disputes arising from those decisions
As AI adoption accelerates, organizations face a difficult balancing act: leveraging automation for efficiency while navigating unprecedented legal, ethical, & regulatory risks. At the same time, candidates must learn how to compete-and sometimes collaborate-with increasingly sophisticated AI systems that influence employment outcomes. Recent reporting shows that AI interviews, AI recruiters, & AI screening systems are rapidly moving from experimentation into mainstream hiring practice.
This session will feature a distinguished panel of two highly experienced attorneys whose collective expertise spans artificial intelligence, intellectual property, employment law, HR technology, & the legal implications of AI-enabled workforce management. Together, they will provide practical insights into the opportunities, risks, & emerging legal precedents that organizations, HR leaders, technologists, attorneys, & job seekers need to understand.
The future may not be human versus machine.
It may be AI versus AI-with humans left to determine the rules.
Brad Frazer's Bio:
Brad Frazer is a partner with Hawley Troxell & is Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property & Internet practice group. In addition to emphasizing & focusing on all facets of Internet law, Intellectual Property law, & Information Technology law, he also helps clients with related transactional work & litigation. Brad is a published novelist, & he has also written extensively for national legal publications & law blogs. He is also a frequent speaker on internet, intellectual property, & computer law topics & is a regular guest lecturer at Boise State University on those subjects. A Boise native, Brad began his legal career in 1989 as an intellectual property attorney & commercial litigator at a Boise-based law firm. In 1997 he accepted an in-house position as Senior Intellectual Property Counsel with Fortune 1000 company, Micron Electronics, & remained there through the company's merger with Interland (now Web.com), then the nation's largest Web hosting company. He eventually became Deputy General Counsel for Micron Electronics, & Interland From June 2003 to February 2006, Mr. Frazer served as Deputy General Counsel to MPC Computers, in Nampa, Idaho.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrazer/
Jacob Downes Bio:
Jacob Downes is an associate in Hawley Troxell's Litigation, Insurance, & Employment practice groups in Boise. Jacob received his J.D. cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 2024 & went on to serve as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan of the Idaho Supreme Court. During law school, he completed the 2023 Hawley Troxell Summer Associate Program, where he drafted motions, pleadings, & responses to charges of discrimination before the Idaho Human Rights Commission & observed client proceedings & oral arguments before the Idaho Supreme Court. Jacob also spent a semester as a legal intern for Notre Dame Law School's Community Development Clinic, where he helped clients structure an, obtain 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, & apply for property tax exemptions. Prior to law school, Jacob attended Oklahoma State University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Human Development & Family Science in 2020.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-downes-ba9249204/
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