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Have You Been Interviewed by an AI Avatar Recruiter?
AI Trend | Oct 2, 2024
Image: Jack Ryan post on Linkedin about AI recruiter
AI is Powering A Lot These Days, Especially the Role of Recruiting to Mixed Reactions
A recent post on Futurism The_Byte is catching people's attention about the rise of AI avatars who are being used to conduct job interviews. While this innovation allows companies to screen a wide range of candidates quickly (saving time and reducing HR costs), it's raising eyebrows and concerns around bias, equality and the changing nature of human to bot interactions as seen with AI job interviewers. Is this the new norm, what do you think?
- Companies aiming to hire staff quickly in sectors like retail, IT and customer service are using AI avatars more and more to automate preliminary interview stages to speed up and reduce the cost of recruiting.
- While some applicants may like the speed and use of AI in this situation, others like Jack Ryan believe that AI can miss the human element of candidates and can't fairly evaluate 'soft abilities'. He posted his reaction on Linkedin.
- Algorithms may be biased, negatively impacting particular groups such as the disabled.
See: Expanding Startups: Hiring Lessons from Babbel in the US
Julian Bright, CEO Fairgo:
"As someone who has interviewed upwards of 50 candidates for prior roles, human connection and interaction is the single most important indicator of how a team will mesh and jive together," he said. "If an AI is running the early stage process, it eliminates potential candidates because of its algorithmic design."
Why It Matters
While employment and hiring practices are changing as AI proliferates, how can society strike the balance between efficiency and human engagement? Have you experienced being interviewed by an AI Avatar before? Do you genuinely believe AI can take the role of human intuition in hiring?
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