Episode

Hired by an Algorithm

Podcast: SHIFT
Published: Jan 21, 2026
Duration seconds: 1563
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Summary

How do you feel about the use of artificial intelligence in the hiring process? Whether it sounds like a good way to remove human bias, a bad idea that could bake in machine bias, or something in between, you won't want to miss our deep dive with author and journalist Hilke Schellmann at the P&T Knitwear Bookstore in Manhattan. This episode was taped in collaboration with All Tech is Human in New York City. Credits: We Meet: Hilke Schellmann is an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter and assistant professor of journalism at New York University. Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.