How companies use AI to choose who gets hired and fired
Episode
50 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Productivity, Artificial Intelligence, Product & Tech Trends
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What It Covers
Investigative journalist Hilke Shulman reveals how AI systems screen job applicants, monitor employee productivity, and influence firing decisions across major corporations.
Notable Moment
Shulman answered every interview question with "I love teamwork" and received good scores, then spoke entirely in German and scored seventy-three percent qualified.
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