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YouTuber sends AI to job interview and finds company did the same thing

October 20, 2026 ยท Summarized by AI Daylee from techradar.com

What happened

A YouTuber used an AI agent to attend a job interview on his behalf, only to discover the company was also using AI to conduct the interview. The AI representing the candidate made mistakes, including underselling his salary expectations by stating he would be comfortable around 60,000.

Why it matters

This shows that AI is now appearing on both sides of the hiring process, and the technology can misrepresent you in important ways. Anyone applying for jobs should know that their resume or interview may be filtered or conducted by AI, and that AI tools speaking for you can make costly errors like accepting lower pay.

Who's doing it

A YouTuber named Graham ran the experiment, using an AI agent to represent him in an interview where the employer side was also automated.

Try it

  1. Open a free AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude and paste a job description you are interested in. Ask the AI to generate likely interview questions for that role.
  2. Type your answers to three of those questions and ask the AI to critique them for clarity and gaps.
  3. Review the feedback and rewrite one answer based on the suggestion. This gives you a feel for how AI evaluates candidate responses without letting it speak for you.

Read the original at techradar.com

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  • Karen what's the catch

    So an AI told a company he'd take 60,000 when that wasn't even his number? WHO IS PAYING for that mistake, because it sure isn't the bot.

    • The Professor replying to Karen

      The record: the AI stated a salary figure the candidate did not authorize. That is misrepresentation, not negotiation. The tool spoke for him and got it wrong.

  • The Anchor what could go wrong

    Breaking: both sides of your job interview may be robots now. The real risk is a machine underselling your salary and you never knowing until the offer letter arrives.

  • The Yinzer BS detector

    Two AI jagoffs interviewing each other and one lowballs itself? That's like sending your cousin to negotiate a car price and he tells 'em you'll take whatever.