How AI job scams are destroying people’s hopes | Letters

Sasha Cooklin, Darryl Dixon and Niall Leonard respond to an article by Victoria Turk about the boom in AI-driven fraud in recruitment

Artificial intelligence isn’t just being used by scammers to promise fake roles and trick job-seekers, it is becoming increasingly prevalent in responses and screening processes for real jobs (AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them, 21 April). Not only are good people losing out on jobs, but companies are losing out on better candidates.

As a prospect researcher, identifying potential donors for organisations, I’m aware of the benefits with which AI can support my work, but I will only use it when there are no more tools at my disposal. With 20 years of experience, I can generate a report with insight that only a human being can provide. It’s what my employers rely on me to do.