AI recruiter Alex raises $17M to automate initial job interviews

Group 1: AI Recruitment Trends - Job seekers will face more initial screening interviews as recruiters outsource routine tasks to AI [1] - AI recruiter Alex is already conducting thousands of interviews daily for major companies [2][3] - Investors are optimistic about the adoption of AI interviewers, leading to Alex's $17 million Series A funding [4] Group 2: Competitive Landscape - Alex competes with other startups like HeyMilo, ConverzAI, and Ribbon in the AI recruiting space [5] - The long-term vision of Alex is to create a richer professional profile database than LinkedIn [5] - Alex aims to enhance the recruitment process by allowing recruiters to focus on building relationships with pre-qualified candidates [6]