Having AI choose your candidates doesn’t protect you from failure-to-hire lawsuits. A person, claiming to be a general counsel and former Big Law attorney, writing on X as “Will Revieu,” shared a story about an AI disaster. I think this is a fictional tale, but it’s undoubtedly based on a real (albeit exaggerated) situation.
Let’s break it down. He writes:
“I just had a deeply alarming 45 minute sync with our Talent Acquisition team regarding their new AI-driven resume screening tool.
“They reported that the software’s reduced our time-to-hire by 60 percent over the last month.”
Now, this starts out great! Reducing time-to-hire makes a huge difference. But it also suggests the problem isn’t just sourcing; it’s the selection process. Let’s continue:
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