While employers and recruiters are already having to navigate AI being used to generate CVs, some candidates are taking it even further and potentially putting businesses at risk.
Specialist background screening firm Sterling is warning that jobseekers are increasingly using more innovative tools for finding a job, which could expose businesses to significant legal, compliance and fraud risks.
Steve Smith, President International at Sterling, explained, “The innovation we’ve seen in artificial intelligence recently is truly astounding and while the benefits of these tools are immense, there will always be groups of individuals that use this innovation for their own unscrupulous purpose.
“Candidates using AI to help with CV writing and job applications is a bit of a grey area that HR, hiring managers, and business leaders are currently trying to navigate. However, the more critical component is the rise of very clear applicant fraud that exposes firms to significant risks.
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“Video and audio has historically been deemed as trustworthy methods of verifying that you are speaking to a person and that they are who they say they are. But that’s no longer the case. Beyond deepfakes and synthetic identities, AI is also being used to generate fraudulent credentials, alter images in official certificates, and mimic official language in documents.
“This makes it increasingly difficult for employers to identify what is genuine and what is fake. Screening programmes are going to need to become equally as sophisticated to tackle this issue, but it should be noted that the problem – namely AI – can equally be used as the solution.”
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