This is exactly how social credit scores start creeping in through the back door. A 25-year-old can get blackballed for old social media posts from a decade ago with zero chance to explain or fix it. The AI and the whole mentality behind secret scoring needs to be banned outright before it becomes normal.
New 2026 lawsuit shows companies, including Fortune 500 companies are using an AI software that automatically filters out job applicants based on personal data
The AI takes your location info, social media posts, even web searches and automatically rejects your job application… pic.twitter.com/tWejpIWPXo
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) July 12, 2026
- Eightfold AI used by big companies including Microsoft, PayPal, Morgan Stanley, Starbucks, Chevron, and Bayer.
- AI pulls location history, web searches, social media profiles, and other third-party data to build profiles.
- Generates secret 0-to-5 “Match Score” or likelihood of success rating for each applicant.
- Low scores lead to automatic rejection before any human recruiter ever reviews the application.
- No transparency, no notice to applicants, and no way to fix errors or see the data used against them.
- Suit claims this acts like unregulated consumer reports under FCRA and California law.