Jess Kelly

And it's clearly some form of AI auto rejection.

What exactly is going on?

And is this something, though, that companies need to be careful of?

Because I've been talking to one person in particular who's going through this at the moment, and they're seeing AI being utilized in a few different ways, not only the auto rejection, but in a few different ways.

And they've actually walked away from one process because it feels so like there's a lack of authenticity and humanity.

And it just gives you this bad vibe about a company from the offset if they can't even be asked to connect with somebody who's taken the time to send an application.

No, absolutely not.

Right, so let's end where we started, which is with meta and this notion of the AI washing.

For the people who are unfortunately impacted by this, what is the advice in terms of them, firstly, accepting what's happening, then trying to pick themselves back up and get back into the job market?

Because if one of the biggest tech companies in the world is saying, you know what, you're not needed here anymore.

It can be a serious, I suppose, crisis of confidence, I suppose, to then re-emerge and sell your story and your skill set and your experience to a new potential employer.

Okay, great stuff.

Well, look, hopefully we will chat again in a few months' time and we'll get a better picture of what exactly is happening and going to happen, not only in the tech sphere, but other sectors as AI continues to be a bit of a disruptor.

Chris Peay of Irish Jobs, thanks so much for joining me here on Newstalk.

Welcome back to Tech Talk.

This is Jess Kelly with you here on News Talk.

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Before the break, we were talking with Chris Pay of irishjobs.ie about what's going on in the world of big tech and AI and job cuts and AI washing and where the future opportunities lie.

If you've been impacted by any of the big tech job cuts or if you've been told that AI is the reason why your role is either being changed or being removed from an organisation, I would love to hear from you.

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