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HackerRank says its AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, according to TechCrunch. The tool, which handles technical job interviews on the company's hiring platform, counts Snowflake, Snorkel and Capgemini among its early testers. That scale suggests some employers are willing to let software, rather than a person, run the first conversation with candidates.
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