'Most AI in hiring today is making a bad system worse': Candidates are hitting back at employers using AI interviews - with many prepared to walk out

AI interviews are becoming scarily common, report finds

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News By Mike Moore published 1 May 2026

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  • Candidates are increasingly pushing back on AI interviews
  • Greenhouse study finds workers happy to walk away if they see AI being used
  • Employers need to be more open and honest about the tools they are using

New research has exposed how many businesses are now using AI in job interviews, but often not declaring the fact the technology is used - leading to candidates increasingly choosing to walk away.

A study from Greenhouse surveying nearly 3,000 candidates in the UK found half (47%) of UK job seekers have now been interviewed by an AI as part of the recruitment process.

However the vast majority of candidates (82%) say they were never clearly told upfront that AI would be evaluating them, and one in four (24%) said they only found this out once the interview had started.

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AI interviews are not for us

All this dishonesty has led to candidates increasingly rejecting companies using AI in their interviews - with Greenhouse finding 30% of UK candidates saying they have already walked away from a hiring process because it included an AI interview, and another 19% say they would.

The biggest triggers for UK candidates walking away from the process include: pre-recorded video interviews scored by AI with no human present (25%), companies failing to disclose how AI would be used (24%), and AI monitoring during the process (24%).

More than one in four (27%) also reported they felt some form of age bias from AI evaluations, with 17% flagged race or ethnicity bias.

“Most AI in hiring today is making a bad system worse: more applications, less signal, and less transparency,” says Daniel Chait, CEO and Co-Founder of Greenhouse.

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