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Interviewing a Ghost: When AI, Deepfakes, and Fake Identities Enter the Hiring Process

Interviewing a Ghost: When AI, Deepfakes, and Fake Identities Enter the Hiring Process
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Interviewing a Ghost: When AI, Deepfakes, and Fake Identities Enter the Hiring Process

AI is transforming hiring—but it’s also enabling a new wave of candidate fraud.

In this episode of The Jim Stroud Podcast, Jim speaks with Maryam Mahdaviani, founder of Attesto, about how AI tools, deepfakes, and identity impersonation are reshaping the hiring process. Some candidates now use AI to generate resumes, get real-time interview answers, or even appear on camera using face and voice filters. In extreme cases, one person interviews, another person gets hired, and someone else does the job.

Maryam explains why this problem is spreading beyond tech into industries like healthcare, engineering, and business development—and the real security risks companies face when fraudsters gain access to internal systems.

They also discuss how organizations can detect suspicious candidates and rethink hiring practices in the age of AI.

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