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Aug 2021
30m 15s

In Machines We Trust: Beating the AI hir...

Mit Technology Review
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When it comes to hiring, it’s increasingly becoming an AI’s world, we’re just working in it. In this, the final episode of Season 2, and the conclusion of our series on AI and hiring, we take a look at how AI-based systems are increasingly playing gatekeeper in the hiring process—screening out applicants by the millions, based on little more than what they s ... Show More
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