AI is helping people cheat the job application system: AI-powered services like LazyApply and LinkedIn’s Easy Apply feature help workers fill out thousands of job applications a day. So while AI may be part of the solution for many looking for employment after mass layoffs in the tech industry due to AI, it is now posing a huge problem for recruiters in the face of the resulting surge in job applications, according to Wired.

Recruiters now have to wade through a sea of résumés to find “real” candidates. A tech company recruiter speaking to Wired suggests that AI has even been completing difficult online assessments for the applicants. Very few candidates pass this company’s assessment, the recruiter noted, and in one instance, a person who moved onto the interview round couldn’t answer any questions about the assessment task.

Uno Reverse: AI-powered recruiting services are also adding to the problem. Platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed now offer AI-powered tools to automate parts of the hiring process, which help source and rank candidates. But AI’s programming is often biased and ineffective, and might favor candidates who are more active on the platform, exclude those who aren’t, or sideline candidates based on race and/or gender, replicating some human biases.

The consensus is that we’re far from the point where AI can take over application and recruitment.Recruiters resent AI-backed applications and don’t yet trust AI hiring tools enough to fully embrace them. The tech might not be advanced enough to effectively take over anytime soon, and in the meantime, some recruiters are choosing to field applications by hand, keeping the “human” in human resources.

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