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AI Just Beat Human Recruiters in Job Interviews

AI Just Beat Human Recruiters in Job Interviews

Update: 2025-08-19
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A massive field experiment with 70,000 applicants just delivered one of the most important findings for HR: AI voice agents conducting job interviews outperformed human recruiters.

The results:
✅ 12% more job offers
✅ 18% more people actually starting their jobs
✅ 17% higher 30-day retention
✅ 78% of applicants preferred AI over a human recruiter

Recruiters had predicted the opposite. The data proved them wrong.

In this episode, I break down what the study means for HR, fairness, and the future role of recruiters.

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AI Just Beat Human Recruiters in Job Interviews

AI Just Beat Human Recruiters in Job Interviews

Johannes Sundlo