People are already fed up with AI job interviews \u2014 and they are fighting back by trolling and rage-baiting the bots in viral videos. <\/p>\n
What started as a way for companies to streamline hiring has turned into a comedic battleground as frustrated applicants deliberately fail their interviews.<\/p>\n
About two-thirds of US job seekers have had an AI job interview, according to CNBC, but the use of the technology is controversial, causing nearly half of applicants to withdraw from the hiring process.<\/p>\n
In Australia, more than a third of companies are now using AI at some stage of recruitment, whether it\u2019s screening resumes or actually employing chatbots in interviews.<\/p>\n
But many job seekers dislike the impersonal, stilted nature of talking to a bot rather than a human being. <\/p>\n
That frustration has helped skits and AI trolling videos garner millions of views online.<\/p>\n
In one clip, content creator Nick Reid was shirtless with a shoe balanced on his head in what appeared to be a mock interview for a Burger King position, telling his AI interviewer, \u201cYou can call me Crangis McBasketball\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy on earth do you have a shoe on your head? This is a professional screening for our restaurant,\u201d the AI replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am absolutely baffled that you think it is acceptable to be shirtless and balance footwear on your head during an interview for our restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked about his salary expectations for the role, Mr Reid confidently said, \u201c$725,000 a year; no negotiations whatsoever\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to be absolutely delusional to think that is a realistic number for a team member position,\u201d the AI shot back with an angry expression.<\/p>\n
The video sparked hilarity and outrage, with viewers describing the use of AI in job interviews as \u201cdisingenuous\u201d and \u201ccreepy\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cAny business that uses an AI process for interviews should be out of business,\u201d one wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf a prospective employer can\u2019t be invested in its potential employees, disregarding the human element, then you know what kind of treatment to expect on the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is so dystopian, it\u2019s not even funny,\u201d another said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was offered an AI interview, I wouldn\u2019t even waste my time,\u201d said a third. <\/p>\n
In another bizarre exchange, content creator \u201cBoBongo\u201d interviewed for a barista position while also shirtless and ordering from a drive-through. <\/p>\n
When questioned about his appearance, the applicant claimed he was wearing a \u201ccorporate tube top\u201d and \u201cdressed for the occasion\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cA corporate tube top, I see. I shall mark that under the category of highly unconventional attire,\u201d the AI said. <\/p>\n
In yet another video, @ahh.gpt creator Sam Wassef, known for relentlessly mocking ChatGPT, managed to turn the tables on his AI recruiter, asking: \u201cLet\u2019s circle back on this; what are your strengths and weaknesses?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, I love that you are taking initiative,\u201d the chatbot replied, slipping into the role of applicant as Mr Wassef quizzed it on its management experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People are already fed up with AI job interviews \u2014 and they are fighting back by trolling and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":961726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[380492,529654,529634,529666,72756,529664,441133,529627,529642,529661,529653,475553,529637,529631,529647,529624,381866,529641,376733,376637,376925,256,529616,529652,529665,529660,529656,529620,529650,376870,529639,514065,529638,146854,254,255,64,63,529657,99,3070,5004,175931,10830,529663,529626,529625,129,20641,529658,529668,529621,529646,529617,382296,382519,529622,64745,5296,529636,529632,529629,210002,529659,13258,529628,29705,448800,529649,529615,381011,529648,427339,529643,1861,7595,100910,529662,398277,529645,529619,105,529667,384621,444865,529614,425279,529635,529651,529618,529644,380914,417673,377619,376555,433562,381404,384773,529633,529630,2284,431205,529655,14855,301712,18043,16834,400645,529623,395431,529640],"class_list":["post-961725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-s-circle","tag-disingenuous-and-creepy","tag-ahh-gpt-creator-sam-wassef","tag-529666","tag-72756","tag-a-barista-position","tag-a-bot","tag-a-burger-king-position","tag-a-comedic-battleground","tag-a-corporate-tube-top","tag-a-drive-through","tag-a-human-being","tag-a-mock-interview","tag-a-professional-screening","tag-a-prospective-employer","tag-a-realistic-number","tag-a-shoe","tag-a-team-member-position","tag-a-third","tag-a-way","tag-a-year","tag-ai","tag-ai-interviewer","tag-ai-job-interviews","tag-ai-trolling","tag-an-ai-interview","tag-an-ai-job-interview","tag-an-ai-process","tag-an-angry-expression-the-video","tag-an-interview","tag-another-bizarre-exchange","tag-any-business","tag-applicant","tag-applicants","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-automated-hiring","tag-business","tag-chatbots","tag-chatgpt","tag-cnbc","tag-companies","tag-content-creator-bobongo","tag-content-creator-nick-reid","tag-crangis-mcbasketball","tag-earth","tag-footwear","tag-frustrated-applicants","tag-highly-unconventional-attire","tag-hilarity-and-outrage","tag-his-ai-interviewer","tag-his-ai-recruiter","tag-his-appearance","tag-his-head","tag-his-salary-expectations","tag-initiative","tag-interviews","tag-interviews-but","tag-its-management-experience","tag-its-potential-employees","tag-job-interviews","tag-job-seeker-trolls","tag-job-seekers","tag-many-job-seekers","tag-millions","tag-more-than-a-third","tag-mr-reid","tag-mr-wassef","tag-my-time","tag-no-negotiations","tag-one-clip","tag-our-restaurant","tag-people","tag-recruitment","tag-resumes","tag-skits","tag-some-stage","tag-stilted-nature","tag-streamline-hiring","tag-technology","tag-that-frustration","tag-the-ai","tag-the-applicant","tag-the-bots","tag-the-category","tag-the-chatbot","tag-the-hiring-process-in-australia","tag-the-human-element","tag-the-impersonal","tag-the-job","tag-the-occasion","tag-the-rise","tag-the-role","tag-the-tables","tag-the-technology","tag-the-use","tag-their-ai-interviewers","tag-their-interviews-about","tag-treatment","tag-two-thirds","tag-us-job-seekers","tag-videos","tag-viewers","tag-views","tag-viral-videos","tag-what-kind","tag-yet-another-video","tag-your-head","tag-your-strengths-and-weaknesses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/961726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}