66% of Candidates Are Ghosting AI Screening — Here's Why

Two-thirds of job seekers are quietly opting out of applying to roles that use AI screening. Meanwhile, 87% of companies have already adopted AI recruiting tools. That's a collision course — and the data from 2026 makes the tension impossible to ignore. In this episode, we dig into what's driving candidate resistance, why bias concerns aren't going away, and what the companies winning the talent war are doing differently. The short answer: disclosure and keeping humans in the loop. The longer answer — with the stats to back it up — is what we cover today. AI HR Daily is brought to you by OVI, the AI-native hiring platform that pairs AI-powered screening with recruiter-led final decisions — so you get efficiency without losing candidate trust.