# Applicant Tracking Systems

> Source: <https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cj5PLyZXcykm7veu6/applicant-tracking-systems-the-ai-that-broke-hiring>
> Published: 2026-06-04 16:58:05+00:00

Applicant Tracking Systems were built to solve a real problem - too many résumés, too little time.

But somewhere between efficiency and automation, something broke - ATS became a case of AI failure hiding in plain sight.

This is what I wrote about it on [UntoldMag](https://untoldmag.org/applicant-tracking-systems-the-ai-that-broke-hiring/)