Welcome to today’s episode of the IB Digital Society podcast! In this episode, we’re diving into the 2025 pre-released statement for the Higher Level Paper 3 exam, focusing on data-driven applicant screening.

Join us as we unpack the challenges and ethical concerns surrounding the use of algorithms—both rule-based and AI-driven—to select candidates for various positions.

We’ll explore these methods from the perspectives of key stakeholders, including applicants and organisations, and analyse two example interventions: a rule-based tool and an AI-based tool.

To provide context, we’ll also discuss supervised machine learning and examine a real-world example of benefit fraud prediction in Holland. This discussion will help you make meaningful connections to the pre-release material and prepare for success on Paper 3. Let’s get started!