Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Electricity Demand in Residential Communities

Authors

  • Dr. Serena Claire Whitfield Associate Professor, Department of Human Resource Analytics and Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Northwood Metropolitan University, Seattle, Washington, United States Author

Keywords:

responsible AI, employee onboarding, human resource management, algorithmic fairness, employee privacy, HR chatbots, human

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated in the digital employee onboarding using Conversational Assistants, automated document handling, personalized learning recommendations, identity & compliance workflows, knowledge retrievals, adaptive training, and Workforce Analytics. While they can speed administrative bottlenecks and provide new hires with perpetual access to corporate knowledge, these techniques are also fraught with substantial ethical and managerial hazards. Too much employee data collection, opaque profiling, inaccurate chatbot responses, disability accessibility issues, algorithmic bias, invasive surveillance, weak human escalation, and premature performance conclusions may erode newcomer trust in one of the most sensitive phases of employment.

This research developed a Responsible AI Digital Onboarding Framework and investigated its consequences through a reproducible synthetic audit. Four onboarding configurations AI-only, explainable AI, human-in-the-loop AI, and responsible-AI integrated were modeled across 1,200 generic onboarding cases, where the responsible-AI version created the top simulated knowledge and trust effects while vastly reducing privacy concerns and unresolved automation mistakes. A second synthetic logistic model revealed that intense personalization and sensitive-data processing elevated ethical-risk odds, while data droughting, explainability, human review, and audit logging held significant protective connections.

A longitudinal simulation found newcomer trust faltered when AI lacked transparent human escalation for 20 days, but thrived when responsible-AI oversight persisted for the first month. The outcomes endorse a governance-by-design structure in which automation enhances administrative productivity without cannibalizing human support, collaborative employment rights, accessibility, employee agency, or accountable HR judgment.

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Published

2026-09-15

How to Cite

Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Electricity Demand in Residential Communities. (2026). Journal of Responsible AI & Ethics, 2(01), 44-67. http://galaxiauniverse.com/index.php/JRAIE/article/view/513

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