Automated hiring has created a 'doom loop' that sidelines humans, analysis warns

The piece describes a 'doom loop' in hiring where generative AI lets applicants flood employers with tailored applications, prompting more automated screening. Greenhouse reported a 412% rise in applicants per post and a drop of over 50% in human recruiters, while only a third of recruiters said AI improved time-to-hire and 25% said it got slower. The authors also note that scammers and state-sponsored cybercriminals use this automated process to get fake candidates hired.

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