# 2020-07-23



## Bookmarked: The serfs of Facebook

Speaking of a [[feudal internet]]…: [The Serfs of Facebook](https://zalberico.com/essay/2020/07/14/the-serfs-of-facebook.html)

(h/t [Tomáš Jakl](https://nest.jakl.one/notes/2020-07-23-9ho3s/))

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## Reposted [a tweet](https://twitter.com/_KarenHao/status/1286134843861082113) by [@<sub>KarenHao</sub>](https://twitter.com/@_KarenHao)

> No, no, no, no, NO. **\* screams into void \***
> 
> &gt; Arxiv paper titled "Predicting job-hopping likelihood using answers to open-ended interview questions." Abstract includes the sentence: "The ability to objectively infer a candidate’s likelihood towards job hopping presents significant opportunities, especially when assessing candidates with no prior work history."
> 
> &gt; Screenshot of the company predictive hire, who wrote the paper. Home page text advertises: "Meet Phai. Your co-pilot in hiring. Making interviews FINALLY, WITHOUT BIAS"

Oh no. Predicting things about potential job candidates.

"FINALLY, WITHOUT [[BIAS]]"