Did AI Reject Your Résumé? Inside the Hiring Black Box

Tech Unfiltered with Dr. Mike · Aug 19, 2026 · 10m

AI hiring tools can filter, score, and rank applicants before a human recruiter ever opens a résumé. Dr. Mike examines the lawsuits now testing that hidden layer of hiring—and separates product claims, plaintiff allegations, procedural rulings, and established facts. Key takeaways: • A human final decision does not erase the influence of earlier automated screening. • Historical data and proxy variables can produce unequal errors without an explicit discriminatory rule. • Widely shared models can scale the same mistake across many employers. • Notice, auditability, correction, accommodations…