As a professional journalist, Andrea Murad applied for a new job, and the initial step in the recruitment process required the completion of several straightforward online games.

These games involved tasks like rapidly counting dots in boxes, inflating a virtual balloon before it popped to earn rewards, and matching emotions to facial expressions. Following these tasks, an artificial intelligence software system evaluated Andrea’s personality and determined a pass or fail. No human intervention was involved.

This experience left them pondering the fairness of allowing a computer to single-handedly decide the fate of job applications.

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