July 23rd 2020

2020-07-23

Bookmarked: The serfs of Facebook

Speaking of a [[feudal internet]]…: The Serfs of Facebook

(h/t Tomáš Jakl)

[[Facebook]]

Reposted [a tweet](https://twitter.com/_KarenHao/status/1286134843861082113 pull) by @_KarenHao

No, no, no, no, NO. * screams into void *

> Arxiv paper titled "Predicting job-hopping likelihood using answers to open-ended interview questions." Abstract includes the sentence: "The ability to objectively infer a candidate’s likelihood towards job hopping presents significant opportunities, especially when assessing candidates with no prior work history."

> Screenshot of the company predictive hire, who wrote the paper. Home page text advertises: "Meet Phai. Your co-pilot in hiring. Making interviews FINALLY, WITHOUT BIAS"

Oh no. Predicting things about potential job candidates.

"FINALLY, WITHOUT [[BIAS]]"