The $6 Billion Interview Intelligence Race: HireVue, Paradox, Metaview, and Who Wins

The interview stage has been automation's blind spot — until now. AI interview intelligence tools have exploded into a $2.22 billion market in 2026, and four distinct platforms are attacking the problem from completely different angles: enterprise video AI, conversational screening bots, interviewer analytics, and panel scheduling automation. In this episode, we map HireVue, Paradox (Olivia), Metaview, and GoodTime to the hiring scenarios where each one actually delivers. Spoiler: this isn't a winner-take-all category. The best TA teams are stacking two or three tools, not betting on one. We also break down the compliance landscape you can't afford to miss in 2026. NYC Local Law 144's bias audit requirements and the EU AI Act's high-risk classification for automated candidate scoring are reshaping which tools HR leaders can actually deploy — and human-in-the-loop architectures are pulling ahead as a result. Plus: where OVI's audio-based AI screening fits into the stack for teams that need compliance alignment and budget flexibility from $99 a month.