Curious Thing

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Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Curious Thing

Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022

Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?

October 26, 20222 min read
Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Curious Thing

Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022

Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?

October 26, 20222 min read
Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.
Curious Thing

Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.

An independent test found flaws in AI systems designed to evaluate job applicants. MyInterview and Curious Thing, which automate job interviews, gave a candidate who spoke only in German high marks on English proficiency, according to MIT Technology Review.

July 14, 20212 min read
Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.
Curious Thing

Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.

An independent test found flaws in AI systems designed to evaluate job applicants. MyInterview and Curious Thing, which automate job interviews, gave a candidate who spoke only in German high marks on English proficiency, according to MIT Technology Review.

July 14, 20212 min read

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