HackerRank released Chakra, an AI interviewer, on Monday, after six months in beta, having conducted over 500,000 interviews with companies like Snowflake and Capgemini. It is the company's first major update to its hiring platform since its 2012 launch at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Chakra reported a 70% to 80% reduction in suspicious-activity flags compared to traditional assessments, measured across different geographies and seniority levels. That compares with higher rates observed in conventional HackerRank evaluations.
Chakra is built on an AI agent that conducts interviews, observes candidates as they work, and evaluates not just their answers but also how they arrived at them. Availability begins with general availability to customers, initially for enterprise clients and developers.
"The previous modality of evaluation was evaluating the output," said Vivek Ravisankar, HackerRank co-founder and CEO. "Now, because of AI, anybody can produce an artifact."
The announcement follows HackerRank's 2012 launch at TechCrunch Disrupt, which marked the beginning of its focus on coding challenges for developer assessments. HackerRank said the move reflects its belief in the future of AI-driven hiring.
HackerRank did not say how it will handle biases in AI-driven hiring, and raised the open question of how much hiring decisions should be delegated to algorithms. The company said it will continue to focus on providing tools for employers to assess candidates effectively.
Source: techcrunch
