Cheddar: Should You Trust Your Employer’s New AI Tool?

In this insightful Cheddar News feature, Tatyana Mamut, CEO and founder of Wayfound.ai, explores the growing unease surrounding employer-mandated AI tools in the workplace. Speaking at Web Summit Vancouver, she highlights key concerns from both managers and staff—primarily, lack of transparency, privacy risks, algorithmic bias, and fears of job displacement.

Key takeaways:

• Transparency Matters: Employees often lack clarity on how AI makes decisions, which can erode trust.
• Privacy & Security Risks: Monitoring tools tied to AI can feel intrusive and raise compliance issues.
• Bias & Fairness: AI systems may reinforce biases, impacting evaluations, workflows, and workplace equity.
• Job Anxiety: Workers fear AI may automate core responsibilities without proper safeguards.

Mamut stresses that building trust demands clear oversight, open communication, and human-centric design. AI should augment humans—not replace them—while supporting confidentiality, fairness, and accountability.

Watch the full video here