UK civil service to boost in-person interviews amid AI-generated job applications

UK government departments will increase face-to-face interviews after a surge in AI-generated job applications, with some cases involving fully synthetic video-call interviewees. This marks an administrative response to AI-enabled fraud in hiring, highlighting governance challenges posed by generative AI. The move signals a shift in public-sector recruitment practices but has limited direct market impact.

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