Good afternoon. Welcome to your twice-weekly look at how generative AI is transforming the way we live, work and play plus the latest news and analysis.

Artificial intelligence hasn’t reached a point where it can replace a worker outright. But it does know who can, able to read, assess and summarise a worker’s career in seconds and even draft that letter of offer to the person best placed to replace them.

The new tool from Aussie start-up giant Employment Hero might just disrupt the likes of Seek and other pay-to-advertise roles with its ability to turn a job search inside out and offer up candidates immediately.

While AI might be able to find a ‘needle in a haystack’, there’s a strong argument for why it shouldn’t be used to interview candidates. Gen Z are now being screened by artificial intelligence using CV scanners, automated video interviews and online computer games to sort candidates. Some are even asked to play online personality games while others beg their flatmates to keep quiet while they answer questions conducted by a robot.

Meanwhile, who is Australia’s greatest Prime Minister? It would be Gough Whitlam, according to Meta’s new artificial intelligence tool, which has also ranked Julia Gillard and Malcolm Turnbull among the top five. It’s a list that ignores the nation’s two longest and conservative leaders Robert Menzies and John Howard.

Let me know what you think — lynchj@theaustralian.com.au