60 Minutes: Older Australians being rejected for jobs by AI
Older job seekers in Australia are reporting difficulties in the hiring process due to companies using AI to filter resumes and conduct interviews. Experts suggest that these algorithms may be inadvertently discriminating against experienced workers.
Why it matters
This highlights the ethical and practical challenges of integrating AI into human resources, specifically regarding ageism and algorithmic bias.
Share article In a flooded and ruthless job market , companies are relying on artificial intelligence to make decisions about who gets interviewed for positions and who gets rejected.
And the big losers in this brave new employment world are workers with decades of dedication and hard-earned wisdom.
Stacey Duguid went viral after posting her frustrations on social media. 60 Minutes
These days companies are not only using AI technology to conduct job interviews, but also to vet applications and resumes en masse.
It’s all about making recruitment cheaper and more efficient. But what it means is algorithms are shutting out a generation of workers before they even get a look in.
Stacey Duguid went viral after posting her frustrations on social media.
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