AI lawsuits, workplace romance, and lazy backchanneling

In this episode, Nolan and Siadhal give their take on three spicy conversations shaping recruiting today:

In this episode, Nolan and Siadhal give their take on three spicy conversations shaping recruiting today:
- The Eightfold lawsuit—and why AI-assisted application review actually increases fairness
- Founder drama between former OpenAI execs and what it says about relationships at work
- What people get wrong about exec backchanneling

Key takeaways:
- Most resumes aren’t reviewed at all. AI makes “invisible” candidates visible.
- Backchannels should inform decisions, not replace them.
- The best recruiters and hiring managers pressure-test references instead of hiding from friction.

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