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Older Australians say AI hiring tools are rejecting them for age

One Australian job seeker was advised to remove older positions from her résumé to appear younger to automated screening systems.

On air: Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Pile-On
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA different matter now. Older job seekers in Australia say automated screening tools are rejecting them because of their age.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd that is a real worry, Hank. These folks have decades of experience, and a computer is skipping right past it.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne woman was told to Botox her résumé. Delete the old jobs, make the paper look twenty-nine.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBotox the paper.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow, 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 Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCan I just say, you didn't answer. Is the robot ageist or not?

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI think the robot wants what we all want, Kenji. A good fit.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is not an answer. That is a brochure.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody on this panel has said whether the machine should be audited. I'll wait.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAudits are wonderful. Very important. Many people do them.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji, will you commit to auditing the machine?

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'd want to see the question in writing first.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThen the résumé scanner is the most honest one at this table.

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