i could have cried when i added that input tag and saw it work

i’m still exploring so I don’t know much, but i’m just gonna sit in my little bubble of happy and enjoy it for now, because this is what i wanted

and yes i know automation tools have ai integrations, so i am simplifying a lot. the point is that the bar for what is called “AI” moves around a lot, and seems to be based on what is considered too technical or “damn kinda hard to figure out” in that context.

at BEST, AI does not pass a null hypothesis sniff test. At worst, it is a robotic troll actively trying to harm people, cancelling out whatever good it might have done. Either one is a nightmare scenario.

jesus christ i just saw this. this is it, this is what i’m talking about.

The numbers are warning us about AI, people are warning us, and shit is already causing obvious problems.

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But I am sure as fuck gonna be pissed about my resume, and demand better of any emerging technology that is being used on a widespread scale for serious things.

And I won’t have any trust in it to handle anything until I see actual evidence of its ability. Not just a promise and VC money.

Fuck scanning my resume correctly, when we already had shit that could do that 5 years ago.

Don’t “oops all berries” diagnosing diseases or prescribing medications, and bring the achievement of effective modern medicine to random chance numbers. That’d be worse than balancing humors and leeches.

they’re riding that light-hearted pushback and optimism to the bank, and burning up fresh water for an illusion of efficiency and expertise, all covered by a “whoopsie-daisy” attitude around accuracy.

“give it time” my ass, don’t put it into production until it actually works. don’t fuck with ppl.

I’m not gonna be “optimistic” about AI when this is what’s happening.

I want standards around usage and output, proper guardrails, accountability standards, and regulation. I’ll be a debbie downer, I’m kinda tired of the joking about it now, because the people making money from AI are benefitting

AI is gonna start to be used more for medical purposes. We can already see how bad it is with diagnoses, but this “progress” is still moving forward.

It can’t handle resumes. This is a Bad situation.

There’s a systemic issue at play, and the impact is worse than you’d expect, even with an economic downturn. AI spewing bs is something we should have taken way more seriously before, but now is the next best time.

and right NOW people use AI for hiring, and that ai is giving funky results, and maybe it gets better later, but people need jobs In the present for there to even be future jobs. That’s how economies work. There is no “toughening up” or “staying positive” through something at this scale.

people get fired NOW by employers thinking AI can do their job. People use AI NOW to make things that are poorly built. They’ll realize their error later, but the present doesn’t go away just bc the future can be hopeful. That hopeful future is built on top of the present, and depends on it.

it’s gunny when we’re talking about weird looking human hands and janky music, but less funny when you talk about people’s lives. And for all of the talk of AI getting better, tell me: how does that happen? And how do we survive until it does? because it is being used NOW and having impact NOW.

This isn’t a thread about solutions, because that’s kinda the point. AI creates the kind of problems that you can’t solution away, because the system is opaque, and often used by people that did not create it. And the creators are not incentivized to prevent these issues, let alone solve them.

Because we are all basically dealing with random chance at this point. That, and factors we cannot realistically circumvent. we can plan and do our best, but it’s also ok to realize that things are capital-B Bad right now. the numbers support that.

there are so many factors involved that candidates have no control over, no matter the advice or tricks available, even ones that worked before.

There is something seriously broken in the current system, and AI usage AND error is a big part of it. So be easy on yourself and recognize the issue.

Bc AI is imperfect, and you cannot plan around its imperfections or errors. Transparently, I have gotten stock rejections for roles, only to be contacted by a human recruiter later.

I recently saw an AI scan result of my resume, showing I was “missing” exp that was directly mentioned in it.

what does that mean? for all of the advice given about tailoring applications, the end result is about the same as randomly applying. and it makes sense, bc AI is being used to filter applicants, and the advice given is for human filtering. and tailoring for the AI is not a guarantee either.