By: Trends DeskNew Delhi | Updated: November 9, 2025 05:28 PM IST 3 min readAs the interview continued, the oddities became more noticeable (Representative image/Unsplash)Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of professional settings, with several organisations inculcating its healthy use. At such a time, a Reddit user recently claimed that he was interviewed by an AI bot instead of a human recruiter.Sharing their experience on the subreddit r/interviews, the user claimed that they initially received an email inviting them to an online interview. Expecting to meet a human recruiter, he was surprised to discover otherwise. “The interviewer wasn’t even human?” the caption read.According to the user, everything seemed normal at first. “I got an email one morning that invited me to an online interview. Nothing was unusual. I clicked the link. The video popped up, and there was my interviewer. She smiled, nodded, and asked questions,” the post read.However, something soon felt off. “Her head bobbed a little too much, like it was on repeat. Tiny twitches appeared every few seconds. I shrugged it off, thinking it might have been just internet problems.”As the interview continued, the oddities became more noticeable. “Then we dive into the questions. I answered, she respond, but the way she talked… it’s too perfect. No hesitation, no ‘uh’. I felt weird, paused, and tried to ask her back: ‘Why do you think this role matters?’cThe user said the interviewer’s responses were unnaturally smooth and scripted. At one point, the screen froze briefly and then resumed seamlessly. Concluding the post, the user wrote, “I’m not against AI in hiring, but if an interviewer is basically a talking bot, shouldn’t candidates at least be told?”See here:My interviewer wasn't even human?byu/Most_Audience_8105 ininterviewsAlso Read | ‘Jitni salary utna hi kaam’: India’s top law of attraction coach reveals how to 3X salary, points out the biggest mistake professionals makeThe post quickly gained traction, evoking a discussion on the use of AI in job interview settings. “If the interviewer can be ai then candidates should also be allowed to use ai to match the energy,” a user wrote. “AI interviewer is nothing new, I think I saw one video where AI interviewers suddenly interview between themselves mid-interview, leaving the jobseeker dumbfounded, it was gold,” another user commented.Story continues below this ad“As an HR, this really scared me! I’ve always thought doing interviews could never be replaced with AI since it will always need the interaction, the human touch. But hearing this, it’s scary!” a third user reacted.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:artificial intelligencesocial media virals