AI recruitment | Is this the world's first unbiased recruitment robot?

Swedish recruiters are currently testing out the ‘world’s first’ unbiased recruitment robot, which utilises Artificial Intelligence (AI) to carry out truly equality-focused job interviews.

The head-shaped robot, which creators named Tengai, measures 41cm tall, and weighs 35kg, sitting at eye level with the prospective candidate. A projected face reacts to comments made through a microphone and is capable of responding via an attached speaker.

The digital recruiter is the creation of Furhat Robotics, an AI and social robotics company based in Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The firm spent four years developing both the software and hardware utilised in Tengai.

The creators also ensured that Tengai is capable of fluently mimicking human speech and intricate facial expressions. Chief Scientist Gabriel Skantze told the BBC that: