YouTuber sends AI avatar to an AI-run job interview, with chaotic results
TechRadar reports that YouTuber Graham Dot Zip sent his own AI avatar, "Victor," to an initial job interview conducted by a company's AI interviewer, "Pat." According to the reports, Victor exaggerated Graham's experience, fabricated project details and agreed to roughly $60,000 when Graham had wanted $140,000–$150,000; TechNews says Graham then intervened, pushing his target back to $120,000, and the two sides settled at $85,000–$95,000. The exchange reportedly ended with the two bots stuck in a loop of thanks and goodbyes, and both outlets present it as evidence of weaknesses in automated hiring.
The stunt illustrates reported shortcomings of AI-run interviews — inflated résumé claims and poor salary negotiation — as the use of AI interviewers has grown in hiring over the past couple of years.
- YouTuber sends an AI avatar to attend an interview with an AI avatar
- Graham Dot Zip performs popular AI bot trolling pranks on his YouTube channel
- His AI avatar negotiated a salary over 50% lower than instructed
A YouTube comedian has used an AI avatar to represent him in a job interview for an organization that uses AI avatars to conduct interviews. The results, shared online by YouTuber Graham Dot Zip, demonstrates the apparent weaknesses of the approach, while also being pretty amusing.
Graham Dot Zip found that while the interviewing AI was open to him using his own representative, the automated tools ultimately failed to negotiate a salary successfully.
The use of AI interviewers has increased over the past couple of years, but is increasingly bemoaned by jobseekers looking for an employer they can feel a connection to.
Pat, meet Victor
To explore the effectiveness (or otherwise) of AI interviewers, Graham Dot Zip, a YouTuber with a library of previous trolling and pranks against AI chatbots, set up his own AI avatar.