Employers test applicants for hidden AI-generated responses (opens in new tab)

A San Francisco Chronicle story described an employer tactic that uses a deliberately odd writing instruction to flag applicants who may be relying on AI during applications. Futurism separately reported that some applicants say AI-based hiring tools have kept them from getting interviews for reasons they consider unfair.Highlights:Detection tactic: The attention-check prompt in the Chronicle-linked story asks applicants to write a poem about a frog, an instruction unrelated to ordinary appli...