Google's Own AI Team Warns Its Hiring Filters Are Unreliable

Google makes computer programs that help companies pick people for jobs.

But one of Google's own teams thinks the company's job-picking computer can make mistakes and accidentally throw away good applications.

This team works on keeping super-smart AI safe.

They are asking people who want to work with them to fill out a special form.

The form helps make sure a real person on the team sees their application.

Google says the form just sends resumes straight to the team and does not make it easier to get the job.

Many companies now use AI to read job applications because so many people apply, but these programs can make mistakes or be unfair.

Some job seekers even try to trick the computer programs.

A court case says one company's AI hiring tool may have treated some people unfairly because of who they are.

Studies also show these tools may focus on keywords instead of how good someone really is, so using computers to hire can help but also cause problems.