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The AI caught a job applicant hiding white-on-white text in a PDF to fool AI screening

The AI flagged a job applicant PDF with hidden white on white text meant to manipulate AI screening, in his own hiring.

How it works

  1. An applicant's PDF goes through his screening
  2. The AI flags hidden white-on-white text in it
  3. The text was written to manipulate AI screening

Why it’s worth knowing

The cheat was invisible to a human skimming the PDF.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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