Viral TikTok videos of glitchy AI bots interviewing job candidates are bringing attention to screening tech that more companies have adopted since at least 2023
slate.com/life/2025/05... @bellechere : All I ever want when applying/interviewing for a job is to talk to a real human. — This is a nightmare and I hate it. Dystopian af. @slate.com : Whatever happened to the “human” in human resources? Jason Sanford / @jasonsanford : In my reporting on generative AI, I keep saying artists and writers are the canaries in the coalmine. That what happens to us will soon happen to everyone. — Here's the first step to this happening to everyone: companies using AI deepfakes to interview job applicants. SMDH — slate.com/life/2025/05... Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Some companies are now having candidates interview with a deepfake AI interviewer before being sent through to a human. — It's like the first few seasons of Black Mirror were an instruction manual of products to build in 2025. 😬 — https://slate.com/... @samiamsam@mastodon.social : @Techmeme — i'm looking for a new job again — i'm finding that they don't even do interviews until you pass some bizarre question systems and/or talk like a robot spewing bullet points — they are passing up really good people who would be great employees with this bullshit … Jason Lefkowitz / @jalefkowit@vmst.io : “Another glitch video was posted by Leo Humphries, who donned a suit and tie for an interview for a job as a news reporter. But Humphries can be seen furrowing his brow as he realizes his interviewer ‘sounds robotic’ and is not the actual hiring manager he had thought he would be speaking with. … Forums: Hacker News : AI job interview: Job hunting was already hard. Then came glitching HR robots Slashdot : When a Company Does Job Interviews with a Malfunctioning AI - and Then Rejects You