AI Transforms Hiring: Less Bias, More Offers
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Books
- "The Industrial Revolution" - Mentioned as a historical parallel to understand the potential societal impact of AI.
Videos & Documentaries
- "Planet Money's Daily Podcast, The Indicator" - The co-hosts of this daily podcast are guests on the episode, and listeners are encouraged to check it out.
Research & Studies
- Study on AI's impact on the labor share of income in the financial sector (Laura Veldkamp & colleague) - Predicted that AI could lead to a 5% drop in the labor share of income for knowledge workers, similar to the Industrial Revolution.
- Experiment on AI vs. Human Recruiters (Brian Jabarian, University of Chicago) - Tested the effectiveness of an AI recruiter named Anna against human recruiters, involving approximately 70,000 interviewees.
People Mentioned
- Jim Farley (CEO of Ford Motor Company) - Mentioned for his prediction that AI will replace half of all white-collar workers and for taking the stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
- Laura Veldkamp (Professor at Columbia Business School) - Mentioned for her research and thinking about AI's impact on knowledge production and the labor share of income.
- Josh Freeman (Historian specializing in labor and industry) - Provided historical context on the Industrial Revolution and its long-term effects.
- David Kotch (Chief of Transformation and Innovation at PSG Global Solutions) - Discussed PSG's use of the AI recruiter "Anna" and its implications for the recruiting process.
- Brian Jabarian (Economist at the University of Chicago) - Developed and conducted an experiment to compare AI and human recruiters.
- Anna (AI recruiter from PSG Global) - An AI-powered recruiting tool that interviewed candidates.
- Cooper Casmeck - Producer of the episode.
- Robert Rodriguez - Engineer for the episode.
- Debbie Dautry - Engineer for the episode.
- Sarah Juarez - Fact-checker for the episode.
- Patty Hirsch - Editor for the episode.
- Kate Kanan - Editor for the episode.
Organizations & Institutions
- Ford Motor Company - Mentioned in relation to their CEO's statements about AI's impact on the job market.
- Columbia Business School - Affiliation of Laura Veldkamp.
- University of Chicago - Affiliation of Brian Jabarian.
- PSG Global Solutions - A recruiting company that developed and uses the AI recruiter "Anna."
- NPR - The parent organization of Planet Money and The Indicator.
Websites & Online Resources
- npr.org/peopleschoice - A link for listeners to vote for their favorite NPR podcasts.
- capitalone.com/bank - Mentioned for Capital One's checking account offerings.
- babson.edu/gradschool - Mentioned for Babson College's graduate programs.
- odoo.com - Mentioned for Odoo business management software.
- adt.com - Mentioned for ADT's home security systems.
- superhuman.com/podcast - Mentioned for the Superhuman AI productivity suite.
- linkedin.com/nprpod - Mentioned for LinkedIn Ads.