87% of Kirov residents refused to undergo an interview with artificial intelligence.

      Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into office life, but job seekers in Kirov have taken a firm stance: hiring decisions should remain with people. According to a recent study by SuperJob, only 7% of respondents in our city agree to fully trust an algorithm to conduct interviews. Another 40% are willing to allow a neural network to participate only in part of the process, while 53% are categorically opposed to any "digital" interrogation during the hiring process.

      Interestingly, the practical readiness to communicate with AI turned out to be higher than the theoretical one. 35% of respondents would still agree to an interview with a machine (of which 5% are confident, and 30% are hesitant), but the remaining 65% still view this idea with apprehension or outright rejection. If residents of Kirov are faced with a tough choice: a human or a robot recruiter, the overwhelming majority (87%) prefer live communication, and only 7% favor soulless algorithms.

      Researchers also noted gender differences in the perception of technology. Women turned out to be slightly more flexible: 44% of them allow for partial AI involvement in hiring (among men, this figure is 36%). However, men took a more uncompromising position — 58% of men stated that algorithms have no place in interviews (among Kirov women, this figure is lower — 48%).

      The stereotype that young people unconditionally trust technology has also been shattered. The level of sympathy for AI in hiring among Kirov residents under 35 and the older generation turned out to be almost the same. Another unexpected conclusion concerns education: respondents with secondary vocational education resist the implementation of neural networks in recruiting more actively, unlike those with higher education diplomas.