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WSJ Tech News Briefing

How AI Is Breaking the Hiring Process

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Job seekers and employers are deploying artificial intelligence bots to help in the application process. It's leading to a bot versus bot battle. WSJ reporter Lindsay Ellis tells host Zoe Thomas why both sides say it’s hurting the hiring process. Plus, what if your doctor could test a treatment on a digital version of your heart before surgery? WSJ senior special writer Stephanie Armour explains how the technology works and the ways it could improve medical treatment. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, May 17th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal. For those who predicted artificial intelligence would lead to a bot on Bob battle, here's one.

0:47.0

Job applicants are using AI to robo-apply for hundreds of roles in just a few clicks and that's caused companies to

0:55.0

deploy more bots of their own to sort through the waves of applications flooding

1:00.0

in. Our reporter Lindsay Ellis is here to explain how AI has changed the hiring process and why job

1:06.8

seekers and employers still say they can't find the right matches. And then, what if your doctor could test a treatment on a digital version of your heart

1:18.0

before surgery?

1:20.0

We'll learn about the digital twins researchers are creating that can model individual organs

1:25.6

to see how a patient will respond before ever starting treatment. First, finding a job can be rough, and the more roles you apply for, the better your chances should be, right?

1:43.0

Likewise, when you're looking for the right applicant to fill a position,

1:47.0

the more candidates the better, right?

1:50.0

AI is helping both sides of this equation, but rather than making things more seamless, it's frustrating both job seekers and employers and leading to a bot on bot battle.

2:01.5

Here to explain why is a reporter, Lindsay Ellis, who covers young professionals, business

2:06.4

schools, and the college to career transition.

2:09.8

Lindsay, let's talk about the weapons in this arms race.

2:13.0

For years, companies have used technology to find candidates,

2:16.0

but new AI programs are helping potential applicants.

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