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by lolinder 891 days ago
I'm torn. On the one hand, this is a great application of ChatGPT and a natural response to HR departments' ML-based filtering.

On the other hand, this is just another step in the deadification of the internet. It's a feedback loop: an overwhelming amount of junk leads someone (HR in this case) to produce an algorithm to filter it. This algorithm by its nature has a high false positive rate, so people game the system, initially by hand and then eventually automatically. Automation leads to even more junk and even more aggressive filtering.

It's the same pattern that plays out all over the internet, and the end result is that high-quality non-gamed content becomes nearly impossible to find in the mess.

Not that you're wrong to build this step—it's the natural and rational reaction to the system in which we find ourselves. I just wish there were a way to stop the cycle and get back to human interaction.

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I understand. I'm wondering if I should do AI for HR to catch my own AI resumes and cover letters. It's kind of unethical, I guess. On the other hand, it's very hard to find a job for non-top professionals right now. And I'd be happy to help them. It's an extremely difficult ethical issue. I don't think I can find an answer to it very quickly.