AI is now being used to shortlist job applicants in the UK — let’s hope it’s not racist

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by Sindy Cator on October 1, 2019 at 9:52 am

Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, UK

It’s oft-repeated that artificial intelligence will be a danger to our jobs. But perhaps in a not-so-surprising twist, AI is also being increasingly used by companies to hire candidates. According to a report by The Telegraph, AI-based video interviewing software — such as that developed by HireVue — are being leveraged by UK companies for the first time to shortlist the best job applicants. “Unilever, the consumer goods giant, is among companies using AI technology to analyse the language, tone and facial expressions of candidates when they are asked a set of identical job questions which they film on their mobile…