Monday, May 10, 2010

I'm a Little Creeped Out by This

IF YOU'VE ever joked about your boss being a robot, stop laughing, they soon could be. A web service has launched that allows software algorithms to automatically recruit, hire and pay workers to do a wide variety of tasks.

"For the last 60 years, humans have controlled software - now we're getting to the stage where software can control humans," says Matt Barrie of Australian website Freelancer.com.


I'm all for progress and efficiency, and heaven knows I've spent enough time complaining about recruiters, but creep-o-matic.

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