How AI job scams are destroying people’s hopes | Letters
2026-04-27 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
AI-powered recruitment has become such a dystopian nightmare that job seekers can't tell real opportunities from elaborate scams anymore. The technology that was supposed to revolutionize hiring is instead enabling fraud at scale while real employers hide behind automated screening that treats humans like data points. Nothing says 'future of work' like algorithms destroying hope on both sides of the job market.