AI Job Interviews: 3,000 Robots Grill Unemployed Humans in HR’s Diner

AI job interviews now outnumber human recruiters 3,000 to 1, pitting job seekers against lifeless algorithms in a digital HR diner. Trending questions—'Why do candidates reject AI interviews?' and 'How does AI hiring affect company culture?'—collide with the reality that professionals like Debra Borchardt refuse these robotic interrogations, describing them as 'an added indignity.'
This robotic HR spectacle, where AI interviewers greet applicants with blank screens and algorithmic small talk, has led to a new wave of job seekers skipping offers entirely. Search trends include 'Are AI interviews legal?' and 'Can you negotiate with an AI interviewer?'—but most candidates would rather face unemployment than explain their five-year plan to a circuit board. 'Within minutes, I was like, I don’t like this. This is awful,' says Borchardt, summing up the experience.
One applicant spent 42 minutes explaining teamwork to a blinking dot, only to be ghosted by a bot named Brenda, who now schedules 1,400 interviews before lunch.