SMRTR AISep 2, 2026Wired

The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other

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Frustrated after five AI-screening interviews with no human follow-up, job seeker Christopher fought back by letting ChatGPT answer recruiter bot "Riley's" calls. The bots chatted pleasantly but went nowhere. He even created a fake candidate to test the system; still, no human ever responded.

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