by Kandiss Edwards

November 13, 2024

AI avatars now conduct job interviews.

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The use of artificial intelligence is on the rise. One of the most recent applications of AI is interview job candidates. Some people are disturbed.

404 Media reported on one interviewee’s experience with the technology. Jack Ryan was not impressed when he had to talk to non-humans.

In a short clip online, Ryan was observed speaking to an AI “female” avatar on a webcam.

The red-haired avatar prompts Ryan to answer the interview questions in a specific way to facilitate the technological process.

“I find it helps when candidates tell me a story while answering the questions.”

Tech continues with standard interview questions: “I’m looking for examples from your professional experience. »

Ryan seems uncomfortable with this interaction. He worries that as a disabled person, he won’t be able to get fair help without human interaction. Ryan believes that being evaluated solely on the basis of answers can immediately disqualify some candidates like him. The job seeker expressed his apprehension when answering questions about his state of health.

“As a disabled person who relies on remote work, I am already worried about openly stating that I am disabled on the forms that companies put at the end of their applications,” he told 404. “Adding an AI component to that mix, I imagine, would have the opposite effect of (diversity, equity and inclusion).”

Ryan’s concerns are valid because the public has little data on how using AI in this way affects potential workers.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, one social media user posted about candidates using AI to answer interview questions. Since many workplaces still offer human-to-human interactions, the user cautions against using AI for an interview.

The post highlights the importance of intonation and facial features as indicators that employers use when deciding on a potential new hire. The caption reads like a message to the candidates:

Dear candidates:

“We can tell when you directly read a script that the AI ​​created for you during the interview, and it’s weird. We want to hire a real person and hear how you actually speak on the fly with the words and cadence of your own brain.

Dear candidates:

We can tell when you directly read a script that the AI ​​created for you during the interview, and it’s weird.

We want to hire a real person and hear how you actually speak on the fly with the words and cadence of your own brain. Thank you

— (@WorldwideBOSS_4) November 12, 2024

AI technology appears to be here to stay. The technology is currently used to summarize academic courses, create notes, write Sports Illustrated articles and function as personal assistants, among other things. Maybe it’s time to stop resisting and get on board.

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