Google’s AI researchers on the DeepMind AGI Safety and Alignment Team are encouraging job candidates to fill out a special form alongside their application to avoid being automatically screened out by the company’s internal AI systems, according to a document viewed by Bloomberg. The document, which contained the disclaimer “PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS DOC WIDELY,” stated: “We have an applications system with a non-trivial probability your CV will be screened out incorrectly or take too long to reach us. Filling out this form makes sure that a real human on the team will get to see your application.” A Google DeepMind spokesperson denied that the company’s systems filter out applicants incorrectly, saying the team set up the form “to go past the recruiter review, and get their resumes direct to the people on the team. But there are no shortcuts to getting hired.” Google’s Workspace team markets AI features to “save HR time by quickly creating drafts for job postings, evaluating resumes, and forecasting hiring needs.” AI hiring systems have faced scrutiny for potential bias; a Bloomberg investigation found OpenAI’s ChatGPT showed signs of potential bias based on applicants’ names, and Workday Inc is facing a lawsuit alleging its AI hiring systems screen applicants based on race, age and disability, which Workday denied. The DeepMind team also advised candidates that applications would be stronger without AI help, noting humans “get really tired of reading LLM answers.”