Friday, 1 November 2019

When the HR department is a robotic phrenologist: "face-scanning algorithm" gains popularity as a job-applicant screener

a post by Cory Doctorow for the Boing Boing blog


(Image: CryteriaCC BY, modified)

Hirevue is an "AI" company that companies contract with to screen job applicants: it conducts an hour-long videoconference session with applicants, analyzing their facial expressions, word-choices and other factors (the company does not actually explain what these are, nor have they ever subjected their system to independent scrutiny) and makes recommendations about who should get the job.

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