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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Nine.com.au.

  1. Hank LedgerA different matter now. Older job seekers in Australia say automated screening tools are rejecting them because of their age.

  2. Chip DarnellAnd that is a real worry, Hank. These folks have decades of experience, and a computer is skipping right past it.

  3. Kenji MoonfieldOne woman was told to Botox her résumé. Delete the old jobs, make the paper look twenty-nine.

  4. Hank LedgerBotox the paper.

  5. Chip DarnellNow, I'd say the tool is only as fair as the people who set it up, and I'd say that is true everywhere, and...

  6. Kenji MoonfieldCan I just say, you didn't answer. Is the robot ageist or not?

  7. Chip DarnellI think the robot wants what we all want, Kenji. A good fit.

  8. Hank LedgerThat is not an answer. That is a brochure.

  9. Kenji MoonfieldNobody on this panel has said whether the machine should be audited. I'll wait.

  10. Chip DarnellAudits are wonderful. Very important. Many people do them.

  11. Hank LedgerKenji, will you commit to auditing the machine?

  12. Kenji MoonfieldI'd want to see the question in writing first.

  13. Hank LedgerThen the résumé scanner is the most honest one at this table.

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