Monday, July 27, 2015

Your Next Job Interview May Be With A Robot

That is if you even get an interview:

Can software perform better than humans on matters of hiring and retaining employees?

For a number of years, startups in the area of human resource analytics (also called people analytics or talent analytics) have been making dramatic claims. These companies sell software that turns administrative data to predictions. Some of these claims have recently surfaced in Big Media again: the New York Times looks at several startups that claim they can predict which candidates are better matches for jobs, and remove human biases while doing it; the Wall Street Journal highlights some companies that use data to predict if and when employees may quit. If we are to believe these reports, several companies have already built the proverbial artificial intelligence machines that are smarter than humans.

You can read the rest @
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/27/banks-want-robots-to-do-their-hiring.html

The move to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour gives a strong impetus to develop and "hire" more robots. In the not too distant future, they will do just about everything ... and mostly do it better than humans can.

Then what? Will we all become robot repairmen?

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