Tech Industry Divided as Meta Trials AI Use in Recruitment Process
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, just recently announced a policy that will let some job candidates use AI tools during interviews and expert coding tests. The business said the tool is in a small test right now.
The company said this was done because tech work is changing, and using AI to help with development is becoming more common. Meta has also been practising by having coworkers from within the company take part in mock interviews to improve the format and see how well the method is working.
“We are focused on using AI to help engineers with their day-to-day work,” a Meta spokesperson told 404 Media.”It’s only natural that we’re exploring ways to offer these tools to applicants during interviews.”
A Shift in Hiring Philosophy
CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to use AI in all of Meta’s tech processes in the long term, and this change fits with that plan. In public, Zuckerberg has said that in the future, a big part of Meta’s code will be written by AI, with humans only helping with more creative and complex tasks.
An in-house research group called the Superintelligence Lab is also part of this bigger strategy. It has been able to hire some of the best AI experts in recent years.
Industry Divided on AI Use in Hiring
Meta’s strategy has caused a bigger conversation in the industry. Supporters say that letting AI tools be used in interviews is more like the world that coders work in now and gives a more true picture of a candidate’s skills in the real world.
However, others remain critical. Anthropic, a competing AI company that made the Claude AI system, makes it clear that candidates can’t use AI tools during interviews for fear that it will affect the fairness and integrity of the assessment.
Trial Phase Ongoing
The interview process with AI is still being tried, and Meta hasn’t said if or when it will be open to all interviewees. The tech giant seems to be testing the waters for now as it thinks again about how AI can affect not only its goods but also its employees. Is this the future of hiring—or a shortcut too far?
