Greenhouse CEO: Hiring Is Now in 'an AI Doom Loop' as Agents Flood Both Sides of the ATS

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Greenhouse's CEO told HR Dive that recruiting has entered an 'AI doom loop' — candidates mass-apply with AI while employers screen with AI — and the company is responding by shipping notetaker and setup agents plus a connector that lets Claude or Gemini act directly against the ATS. A parallel 2026 study found 63% of job seekers have faced an AI interview, most were never told, and 38% have walked away from a process because of it. For builders: the recruiting stack is being rebuilt around agent-to-agent interaction, and the human UI (the application form) is becoming the thin layer.