[gregjor]

I'm pretty sure the systems big companies and recruiters use to initially filter/screen applications already do that, with "AI." If not their ATS provider is right now selling new AI features to them.

I expect that companies that have systems that can (supposedly) detect AI-generated applications, resumes, and cover letters will reject those without acknowledgment. The false positives will spawn a new wave of "Why do companies ghost me?" posts here and on Reddit et al.

I work for a company that uses a service to detect plagiarism, and that service got updated about two years ago to detect AI-generated content. How well that works doesn't really matter, because the person submitting the document that got flagged stands guilty until they prove their innocence.

Whether these systems/services can reliably detect AI-generated content or not doesn't matter. It makes little difference to the employer if they lose a few real applicants along the way -- collateral damage. Like I wrote before it just becomes an arms race, with the people genuinely trying to get a job losing. Job hunting turns into a race to the bottom, one set of bots sending spam to another set of bots trying to weed through it. Sending lots of applications and resumes out in hopes of getting a bite already describes one of the worst ways to get a job, and it just gets worse.

[psd1]

> until they prove their innocence

Which they can't do because they have no forum for redress, or even - typically - rejection letter.

I don't think the world is served by creating such a forum, or lawyers will get paid more than new hires.