Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 2 hrs ago
Most job seekers and HR staff back banning AI glasses in interviews
A survey in South Korea found that 81% of job seekers and 92% of HR staff support banning AI glasses in interviews.
The online survey included 478 job seekers and 348 company HR staff.
Job seekers mainly worry about fairness, because applicants with costly glasses could gain an advantage.
HR staff chiefly fear recordings could expose personal or company information from interviews.
AI glasses can use cameras, microphones and generative AI to analyze information or provide spoken answers, and some look like ordinary glasses.
Recent cases of cheating with the devices in university and qualification exams have raised wider concerns about trust in assessments.
Companies will need clear rules and advance notice, since interview policies are set by each employer; some large companies already ban AI-assisted devices.
A survey found that 81% of job seekers and 92% of corporate HR staff support banning AI smart glasses in face-to-face job interviews.
Job seekers most often cited fairness between candidates, while HR staff most often cited the risk of personal and company information being leaked.
The online survey covered 478 job seekers and 348 HR staff and was conducted from October 12 to 26.
Supercoder and public relations firm Dongseo Nambuk announced the findings on October 29.
- Who
- Supercoder and public relations firm Dongseo Nambuk surveyed 478 job seekers and 348 corporate HR staff.
- What
- The survey found strong support for banning AI smart glasses in face-to-face job interviews.
- When
- The survey ran from October 12 to 26; the results were announced on October 29.
- Where
- The online survey targeted applicants to Supercoder’s AI interview competition and HR staff at partner companies.
- Why
- Job seekers were chiefly concerned about fairness, while HR staff were chiefly concerned about leaks of personal and company information.
Job seekers
Corporate HR staff
Main concern
Job seekers
51% cited fairness and equal conditions among candidates.
Corporate HR staff
67% cited the risk of company and personal information being leaked.
Other concern
Job seekers
32% cited information leaks, while 16% said AI assistance could prevent a fair assessment of candidates’ abilities.
Corporate HR staff
26% cited fairness, while 6% said AI assistance could make it harder to assess candidates’ own thinking and problem-solving.
A candidate wearing smart glasses was caught at an entrance examination at the University of Seoul.
A candidate wearing smart glasses was caught at Yonsei University’s early admissions essay examination.
Supercoder and Dongseo Nambuk conducted their online survey.
Supercoder and Dongseo Nambuk announced the survey results.
- Job seekers supporting a ban
- 81%
- HR staff supporting a ban
- 92%
- Survey participants
- 478 job seekers; 348 corporate HR staff
- Job seekers’ leading reason
- Fairness and equal conditions: 51%
- HR staff’s leading reason
- Company and personal information leaks: 67%
What people are saying
The survey confirmed that job seekers and companies share the view that new forms of cheating enabled by technological advances could undermine trust not only in education but across the hiring market.
AI smart glasses can record internal company information without authorization, so it is time to consider introducing processes to identify and address them at interview venues.