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Preferring the devil you know: Potential applicant reactions to artificial intelligence evaluation of interviews

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 364-383

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12393

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artificial intelligence evaluation; justice; selection; signaling theory; technology in HRM

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Companies are increasingly turning to new technologies like artificial intelligence evaluation (AIE) in the interview process, but candidates still prefer to have human elements in the evaluation process. Despite acknowledging the objectivity of AIE, participants express a desire for familiarity and human intuition in the selection process.
In search of greater resource savings and efficiencies, companies are turning to new technologies in the interview process, such as artificial intelligence evaluation (AIE). However, little is known about candidate reactions to this new tool. We identified outstanding questions regarding reactions to AIE arising from justice and signaling theories and conducted interviews with 33 professionals to understand their perceptions of AIE use in selection. Participants raised issues related to all four types of justice and indicated that there is a signaling effect of AIE use. Despite acknowledging the superior objectivity of AIE, participants expressed a desire for the maintenance of human elements in the evaluation process, seemingly preferring 'the devil they know' (human biases and intuition) rather than the one they do not (AIE algorithm). This result is explored through the lens of uncertainty reduction, discussing theoretical implications for justice and signaling theories, and providing implications for the implementation of AIE in the selection process.

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